Wildlife - Flora and Fauna
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Monk Seals
The fast disappearing Mediterranean Monk Seal is faced with extinction. The Mediterranean monk seal is the rarest of seal species and one of the six criticallly endangered mammals in the world. Monk Seals
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Loggerhead Turtle
The Loggerhead turtle is the only turtle known to nest in Greeece. It can be distinguished from other turtles by its large head and reddish-brown shell. It can reach a length of one metre and weigh over 100 kilos. In Greece, Loggerheads lay during the night up to four nests per season with over 100 eggs in each. ...
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Katelios Environmental And Cultural Centre
The Marine Turtle Project was set up to observe and record the nesting female turtles on the beaches of Kaminia and Mounda and consists mainly of local people and volunteer students from all over the world. The office and museum is situated within this building and visitors are welcome.
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Fiskardos Nautical And Environmental Club FNEC
FNEC is a non-governmental and non-profit making organisation which covers a range of activities from its HQ in Fiscardo.
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Animal House
EVS volunteers run a project to look after sick and abandoned animals. For latest news visit their website www.fnec.gr
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DORIS - Animal Rescue on Kefalonia
'Doris' was founded on October 2011, by a team of animal loving people that live in Argostoli with the collaboration and help of the municipality of Kefalonia who provided the land for the shelter. It was quickly embraced by all animal loving people in the island. Particularly valuable is the contibution of the...
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HORSES of Mount Ainos
The wild horses owe their existence to an age old custom of the villagers of letting herds graze free on the mountain so they did not have to feed them.
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MOUNT AINOS FIR TREES
Greek Fir (Abies cephalonica) is the locally common conifer and is so called because it was first identified on Cephalonia. It is the dominant forest species on Mount Ainos where its purity has been maintained without hybridisation. The Greek Fir is a large evergreen, thriving at altitudes of 800-1600 m and growing...
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BOTANICAL GARDENS
Cephalonia Botanica is the name of the botanical gardens situated in two acres of parkland just outside Argostoli. From the main square in Argostoli, follow Vergoti Avenue for one km to the edge of town, until the road forks directly in front of you. The left-hand fork continues to Saint George's Castle and Poros,...
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OWLS AND HEDGEHOGS
Sadly this museum dedicated to owls and hedgehogs in the village of Spartia has now closed its doors.
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KATS
KATS is the Kefalonia Animal Trust based on Kefalonia.
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Museum of Natural History
Situated in the village of Davgata
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Caique Cruise Marine Adventure
Where better to find a Cephalopod than in the clear Kefalonian waters? A wonderful day's cruise where you can learn about the marine wildlife of Greece sailing on a traditional Greek fishing boat with a marine biologist as your guide.
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KAPA Greek Charity No 54756208
Kefalonia Animal Protection Association is based in Katelios region in south of Kefalonia. It's a local charity caring for animals in the Elios Pronos area covering Poros, Skala, Mounda, Katelios region.
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Environmental Protection of Pylaros
Mount alon Oros is in the Pylaros region and has been declared a Natura Site (code GR220001) in the European Union’s NATURA 2000 Network of Protected Areas, an initiative which aims to conserve biodiversity through sustainable use and monitoring.
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Dolphins
The Ionian Sea Research Centre run by FNEC assist with research of marine creatures such as dolphins and with an onboard hydrophone can record the dolphin's clicks and language as well as dolphin whispers...
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MEDASSET
Medasset - The Mediterranean Association to Save the Sea Turtles - is an international non-government organisation founded in 1988, working for the conservation of sea turtles and their habitats throughout the Mediterranean.
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ARCHELON
ARCHELON is the Sea Turtle Protection Society of Greece whose primary objective his to protect the sea turtles and their habitats in Greece.
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Euro turtle
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The Travel Foundation UK Charity
The Travel Foundation is a UK registered charity involved in sustainable tourism.
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Marine Conservation Society
This is a UK charity which invites you to adopt a turtle.
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Kefalonian Flowers
There is such an array of wonderful colours of the unusual flowers found on some parts of Kefalonia, especially during the early spring and summer month when the island has an abundance of wild flowers.
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ARCHIPELAGOS - Marine and Coastal Management
This is a private non-profit conservation group concerned with preserving the region's natural habitats.
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World Chelonian Trust
The Greek word for turtle is 'Helona' and for extensive information about the Caretta Caretta variety of loggerhead turtles, as well as other turtles of the world, see the website of the World Chelonian Trust which is concerned with the conservation and care of these endangered animals. www.chelonia.org
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European Pine Marten
The European Pine Marten lives in Kefalonia managing to stay mostly hidden in the tops of pine trees. They are a protected species so hunting them is illegal.
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