Sea Turtle Release at Megali Ammos on Saturday (20/12/14) at 2pm

 This past July the Wildlife Sense team, who is responsible for protecting the sea turtles in Kefalonia, found a large male in the Argostoli Harbor with a fishing line trailing from his cloaca. He was then taken to a secure location and kept in a large tank which had been generously donated by, Ατσάροσ Παναγήσ Εταιρεια, a local hardware store.

A fishing line caught within the turtle can mean there can be at least one to several internal hooks. If the hook is trapped, the trailing fishing line cannot pass on its own and can cause the intestines to become entangled. Due to the scale of the injury, Wildlife Sense contacted Γάκης Μιχάλης from ΙΑΣΙΣ Radiography in Argostoli– who very took several x-rays of Kronos to identify the cause of the trapped fishing line. The x-rays revealed two hooks in his throat and fishing weight in his intestines. Kronos was then transported to the Athens Rescue Centre operated by ΑΡΧΕΛΩΝ so that he could be monitored closely and given a diet rich in oils so that the line could pass more easily.

He is now much better and has passed much of the fishing line that was entangled in his intestines. He is currently being transported back to Kefalonia, his home, and is going to be released on Megali Ammos on Saturday, December 20th at 2:00pm. We are excited to welcome everyone to join us and watch Kronos crawl to the sea where he will swim away and join the rest of turtles in Kefalonia.

For more information contact Nikos Vallianos at 6984865941