The Research Centre for Cetacean Rescue and Care “ARION” and the “Ionian Environment Foundation” (IEF) joined forces for the implementation of the educational programme entitled: “Marine Mammal Strandings Responders: the Ionian Sea Network Project (MMSR)”. The first training cycle of the project is in full swing with Corfu as a
Recently, we have seen NGO denunciation letters being published on social media, the content of which affects the way Public Services or collective administrative bodies operate that are formed with the participation of expert scientists and handle requests that they have submitted and that concern the activities of caring for
On 21/02/2025, the Professor of Comparative Ophthalmology and Pathology of Exotic and Wild Animals of the Veterinary School of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and Founder of “ARION”, Dr. Anastasia Komninou spoke about the protection of marine megafauna at the educational workshop on “Safe release of marine species and protection
The Wildlife Rescue Organizations Network welcomes the progress in the licensing of Rescue Centers and calls for the uninterrupted operation of the Licensing Committee. The Wildlife Rescue Organizations Network in Greece, comprising the largest and most reputable organizations in the field of wildlife rehabilitation, met on February 8 at the
12/11/2022 Young #striped_dolphin (#Stenella_coeruleoalba) washed up dead on the beach in front of Cafe Mediterraneo in #Rethymno, #Crete island, Greece. The dolphin had no external injuries. The technical service of the Municipality of Rethymno transferred it to a sanitary landfill without getting any tissue samples.
6/12/2022 Injured striped dolphin washed ashore alive in Thermaikos Gulf, North Aegean Sea in Greece but ended up despite rescue effortsOn the afternoon of December 6, 2022, the professor of the Department of Veterinary Medicine of the AUTH, Mrs. Anastasia Komnenou and ARION and the Animal Rescue and Defense Team
The mission of “ARION” is to contribute to the understanding and protection of the health of marine mammals and their habitats worldwide, with a focus on the rescue and treatment of those washed up on the shores of our country.
