31 organizations unite their voice for the protection of the natural environment.
On the occasion of the World Environment Day, on June 5, 2021, thirty one (31) organizations with recognized work in the protection of the natural environment in Greece, co-signed a joint text. It is the first time that such a large number of organizations set a common framework for the old and new threats against wildlife in our country.

Following is the common press release and an album with photos from the activities of the organizations ...

On the occasion of the World Environment Day on June 5, the Action for Wildlife participated in the events that took place in the area of ​​Kalochori and the mouth of the French river, in collaboration with the National Park Delta Axiou, iSea, Echedoros Fysis and Bibio of the Social Cultural Organization of the Municipality of Delta.

Specifically, in the Action we welcomed dozens of friends, walkers and cyclists, we guided them to our facilities and together we released a Gerakina after 4 months of treatment. Among the visitors were the Deputy Regional Governor of Central Macedonia Costas Gioutikas and the Regional Councilor Nikos Tzollas.

We thank the organizations we worked with and all our friends who honor us and support our difficult work!

Around 2000 animals are brought to our facilities each year, 40 of which are usually hedgehogs.   Hedgehogs have very specific needs and frequently require a long period of care and rehabilitation, since they are usually badly injured by cars. Many of them stay in our facilities for months, until they are considered ready to be released into the wild. 

Hedgehogs are often found in forests, rural areas and shrublands. However, many are brought to us from the centre of Thessaloniki as well. They are often injured by dogs or other animals or have been hit by cars, since the spines that offer them protection cannot save them from the cars’ wheels. As a result, many hedgehogs are killed each year on our country’s roads. Moreover, they are among the most common victims of forest fires, because they cannot run very fast. In wintertime, they go into hibernation by lowering their body temperature, since it is hard for them to find worms, insects and snails, which are their main diet. 

Creating the right shelter for the rehabilitation of hedgehogs is extremely important for the following reasons: (a) to improve the living conditions of hedgehogs at our centre, (b) to help them return to the wild more quickly and (c) to increase their chances of survival after their release. 

With your valuable help, we are hoping to build an enclosure for their gradual release back into their natural habitat.

A LONG WAY TO RELEASE | Charity Crowdfunding Page with GoGetFunding

Ellie from Great Britain came to Greece several months ago to volunteer for the Wildlife Action project. In the difficult conditions due to coronavirus, her help in the care of wild animals was invaluable. After the time had passed and she had to go back, she decided that it would be much more useful to stay in Action to help, than to go back to her country. In this desire, the Solidarity Corps Program helped, which gave the volunteer the opportunity to stay in Greece and continue to volunteer in the care of wild animals. So Ellie will continue to volunteer in the Wildlife Action in the coming months, through the European Voluntary Service of Solidarity Corps.

The problem with the dead Flamingos continues.

We visited again the wetland of Agios Mama, this time with the O3 show of ERT3 and we found the existence of other dead Phoenixes. We left the wetland with 2 exhausted Flamingos.

Watch the O3 episode ...

Drasi was hosted in ERT documentary series "Plana me oura", episode 18.

Watch the episode in the following link:

https://www.ertflix.gr/ellinika-docs/plana-me-oyra-ep18/

We thank ERT and the people behind the episode for their interest and very nice outcome.