Country-members of IUCN are obliged to elaborate the so-called Red Books. The first Red Book for Animal Species in Greece was made in 1992.
Recently, this book has been updated with inclusion of new data. In the work team participated, under the scientific supervision of the Hellenic Zoological Society (HZS), more than 100 specialists from Universities, Research Institutes and NGOs, including ARCHELON.
ARCHELON provided recent data on the status of marine turtles in Greece as well as the dangers threatening them. The loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta) and the green turtle (Chelonia mydas) have been listed as Endangered, while the leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) as Critically Endangered.
More details at the Archelon site http://www.archelon.gr/eng
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