Dead sea turtle captured and reviewed 11.01.2023

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]At 11th of January on one of the beaches of Lithakia village the carcass of a sea turtle was found. As the area was unapproachable by car, we took the turtle on ANTA house and called the National Marine Park of Zakynthos and the port police to register the death and take care of the carcass. Two biologists specialised on sea turtles and the state vet responsible of Zakynthos island examined the turtle and verified that it was most properly killed by a struck on the forehead. [gallery ids="19891,19893,19895,19897"] [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]...

Saving Turtles from Cats

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] ANTAconcept has been hosting summer seminars and volunteering in Zakynthos off and on since the late 1980s. In 2016 we started a new project to tackle a major problem left unaddressed by local authorities responsible for nature protection: the growing amount of stray or unattended dogs that harm turtles and their nests, destroying dozens of precious eggs and hatchlings. From 2016 till now, we have succeeded in reducing the problem significantly, resulting in the total success in 2021 were we had no damage at all. However, we need to continue every year with these activities in order to ensure no sea turtle nests are damaged...

Cats

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Κατοικίδια εναντίον άγριας φύσης.  Όλοι γνωρίζουμε ότι στη Ζάκυνθο τα κατοικίδια ζώα έχουν πρόβλημα. Οι συνθήκες διαβιώσης τους στη μεγάλη πλειοψηφία δεν είναι αυτές που ορίζει ο νόμος και δεν αρμόζουν στις ανάγκες τους. Αδέσποτα υπάρχουν παντού και δεν περιορίζονται μόνο στις κατοικήσιμες περιοχές. Αδέσποτες γάτες και σκυλιά βλέπουμε να ζουν άγρια μέσα στα δάση μας, στις καλλιεργημένες περιοχές , μέσα στους προστατευόμενους οικότοπους του Εθνικού θαλάσσιου Πάρκου Ζακύνθου (Ε.Θ.Π.Ζ) και στις προστατευόμενες περιοχές Natura 2000. Οι γάτες και τα σκυλιά είναι σαρκοφάγα ζώα τα οποία κυνηγούν και πιάνουν τη λεία τους. Όταν ζουν μέσα στην άγρια φύση και στις αγροτικές περιοχές συμβάλλουν στην μείωση μέχρι...

Robin Hood visits ANTA project on Zakynthos

Robin Hood starts an aid project on Zakynthos, Greece. Dogs that endanger the eggs and the baby turtles themselves , are castrated and placed in an adoption program by animal welfare organisations.         [audio mp3="http://antaconcept.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/ROBIN-HOOD-ΣΥΝΕΝΤΕΥΞΗ-31-8.mp3"][/audio]     [audio mp3="http://antaconcept.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/ΧΕΛΩΝΑ1-9-22.mp3"][/audio] VERVERITSA is looking for a permanent home 1 year old female.  Large Dachshund size For more information contact Robin Hood  (https://robinhood- tierschutz.at/ueber-robin-hood/) or ANTA   Marion locker finding  a Shepherd dog on the beach while he was inspecting turtles nest   The  shepherd who owns the dog has been contacted and has agreed to prevent his dog to visit the beach as the nesting period is still going on.    [video width="1920" height="1080" mp4="http://antaconcept.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/bdmv-clip92_CiHMSLtz.mp4"][/video] During Marion locker visit a serious issue...

Farmer Portrait: Totis Kampitsis

[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MT5qfH4tF4A[/embed] When Ada Vlachoutsikos arrived in Zakynthos in 1988 she looked around to find the allies with which she would promote the creation of the National Marine Park. Of course, there were international and national NGOs engaged, but where were the locals? Well, one of the first to go against every norm was Totis Kampitsis. Totis was the first officially certified organic farmer in Zakynthos and has remained steadily at the task of promoting the task of organic farming since then. In his humble and quiet way he has inspired a lot of people onto the path of respectful traditional organic farming. To this day he...

Pavlos Dikopoulos

Farmer Portrait: Pavlos Dikopoulos, Bioland Our small farmer portrait series continues with one of the Greek leaders in Organic Farming as well as experience travel. In addition to producing some of the worlds most healing olive oil, Pavlos Dikopoulos' farm offers: "A journey through time on "Dikopoulos Bioland". Through generations our family has been committed to producing high quality Oil and Wine. Pavlos Dikopoulos, having inherited this farm on the zakynthian hills, is devoted to producing Extra Virgin Organic Olive Oil and is as of now president of the association of Bio-Farmers in Zakynthos." The quality of Dikopoulos' Zakynthian olive oil is world renowned scoring highest overall in the anti-inflammatory...

Farmer Portrait: Kostantis Mouzakis

This series is dedicated to the small organic farmers which bring you ANTA Bio Olive oil from the island of Zakynthos. Our first portrait is of Kostantis Mouzakis who suggested we divide the series into seasons since the activities and philosophy of olive farming changes with them. Winter, like every season has different processes and jobs for farmers. When asked: "Why do you chose to be an organic farmer?" Kostantis answered simply: "Because there is no real difference between organic farming and traditional." In fact, the same people who tried to force pesticides on us decades ago, are the ones coming around trying to replace these chemicals or enforce limits...

NATURRESONANZ 2020

Naturresonanz 2020 ANTAconcept Natur Resonanz         Zakynthos Griechenland 2020 Begrenzte Teilnehmerzahl: 6 bis 12 Personen Veranstaltet von: Anta Vlachoutsicos, tel. 0043 664 5058948 Im Sommer 2020 wird ANTA Bio Olivenöl Maßnahmen zum Schutz der Meeresschildkröte (Carreta carreta) im Meeresnationalpark Zakynthos weiter unterstützen. Lesen sie mehr über dieses Programm und wie Sie sich an diesen Aktivitäten beteiligen können. Entweder in Form von alternativem Tourismus oder als Freiwillige (Volunteer). Freiwilligenprojekt Dieses Jahr wird das ANTA Bio Olivenöl wieder ein Projekt im Meeresnationalpark Zakynthos durchführen. 2020 werden wir weiterhin das Problem zwischen den Hunden und den Meeresschildkröten angehen. Es gab in den letzten Jahren auf Schildkrötenstränden Fälle, wo Hunde Schaden angerichtet...