Our Actions

Housing and short history

Action for Wildlife is homed at new settlements at Delta of Axios, 9km of Thessaloniki - Athens.

Following is a short chronicle of the group’s housing adventure.

1990 : Wild animals are treated in volunteers’ houses. First attempts for organised wildlife treatment in a warehouse in Kalohori.

1998 : Organised wildlife treatment as EKPAZ’s first aid station in Thessaloniki in a rented ground floor flat in Ampelokipi.

2000 : Moved to another rented flat in Ampelokipi.

2008 : The Prefecture shuts down the station in Ampoelokipi and wildlife treatment is carried out in volunteers’ houses. This takes a toll on individuals (personal time and money) and on the group (hypofunction of the group), but above all on wildlife treatment.

2009 : Founding of the organisation «Action for Wildlife». Wildlife treatment continues to be carried out in volunteers’ houses but simultaneously efforts to find a roof are intensifying. The state is indifferent with the exception of a few environment-conscious employees.

2010 : «Action for Wildlife» finds a roof in Mikropolis where other groups with shared ideas and activities are active. The group is growing in numbers and participating in many actions.

2014 : The Municipality of Delta builds a place suitable for wildlife treatment and rehabilitation in Sindos which is granted to «Action for Wildlife». Unfortunately, heavy rainfalls have rendered the place temporarily inaccessible.

2015: Temporarily we settle at Social Centre / Immigrants Palce at 23 Ermou street.

December 2015: We move to new settlements at Delta of Axios, 9km Thessaloniki - Athens, next to Sindos. Therefore, you may bring there any injured animals you find.

Action for Wildlife and Hellenic Wildlife Hospital

The Hellenic Wildlife Hospital (HWH) is the oldest wildlife welfare centre in Greece. It established an infrastructure for the care and treatment of wild animals in Greece, and we hold it up as a fine example of voluntary work and contribution to wildlife. It has inspired, and continues to inspire, old and young volunteers to protect Greek wildlife.

The members of Action for Wildlife used to constitute the HWH Thessaloniki group, that is the HWH first aid station of our city. In Action for Wildlife, we continue to work with the same passion towards the same goal, supporting HWH. We collaborate, sending there all the animals that need further care and rehabilitation.

HWH, synonymous with animal welfare and voluntary work, is, and will continue to be, a point of reference for our group.

Members of Council of Action for Wildlife:

Prousali Sophia, President

Praxitelous Anastasia, Vice president

Parcharidou Eufrosini, Secretary

Karta Evagellia, Cashier

Tsiganou Kalirroi, Member

Michailidou Anastasia, Member

Christidou Viki, Member

Responsible veterinarians:

Prousali Sophia, Veterinary AUTH, MSc

Praxitelous Anastasia, AUTH, PhD candidate

Responsible biologists:

Parcharidou Eufrosini, Biologist - Ornithologist, MSc

Pinelopi Karagianni, Biologist - Ornithologist, MSc, Bird ringer

Other specialties:

Karta Evagellia, White Stork ringer (Ciconia ciconia)

Communication officers:

Stavros Kalpakis (public relation manager), Agronomist MSc Ecology and ecosystem management

Gianllaris Georgios (media manager)