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ARCHELON, the Sea Turtle Protection Society of Greece

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Guarding Greece's Loggerhead Sea Turtle Nesting Beaches

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🇬🇷 Greece

For over four decades, volunteers have walked Greece's beaches every summer night to protect the Mediterranean's largest loggerhead turtle nesting population.

10.7knestsLoggerhead nests recorded in 2025 season
490khatchlingsEstimated hatchlings reaching the sea
97kmCoastline monitored
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