Wildlife Alliance
Causes and factors of death, injury and disease in wildlife (2023-2026)
The project is part of the “Wildlife Alliance” initiative and is supported by WWF Hellas. It aims to investigate the causes and factors contributing to the injury, disease and death of wild animals based on the data collected by ANIMA since 2005. This investigation has a key role in the development of targeted and effective conservation measures in Greece.
Wildlife Alliance is the collective effort of 11 environmental NGOs to maximise the impact of their actions, with a common vision for the well-being of wildlife and people.
For more information visit www.greekwildlifealliance.gr
Wildlife care and rehabilitation (2025-2026)
The project aims to protect and conserve biodiversity, with a primary focus on the care, treatment, and rehabilitation of wild animals. As part of this effort, care is provided to approximately 4,000 wild animals from across the country. Of these, 2,500 are adult or young injured or sick animals, 500 are victims of illegal trafficking and trade, while 1,000 are orphans (chicks and newborns).
ANIMA also ensures their smooth reintroduction into the wild by accommodating the animals in specially designed rehabilitation facilities at the Diomedes Botanical Garden and in Kalivia. The goal is for them to be able to survive independently and successfully in their natural environment once they have recovered.
In addition, the project includes maintenance and upgrade work on the infrastructure of ANIMA’s Wildlife Care Center in Kalivia, such as:
- repair of damaged sheds
- replacement of worn cage components (mesh, latches, etc.)
- construction of new watering stations
- installation of additional cages for accommodation
Wildlife care and rehabilitation
Contribution to the implementation of EU policies on urban biodiversity (2024-2025)
The aim of the project is to protect, conserve and restore biodiversity through a) the care and rehabilitation of sick, injured, orphaned and trafficked wildlife and b) the promotion of the importance of urban biodiversity.
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Care, accommodation and reintegration of vultures of the Gyps fulvus species (2024)
In 2024, the A. G. Leventis Foundation funded the care, accommodation and reintegration of 30 vultures of the Gyps fulvus species, most of which came from Crete and were exhausted due to heatwaves and prolonged high temperatures on the island.
Creation of a Cooperation Network of Greek Wildlife Care Organizations (2022-2024)
ΑΝΙΜΑ – Hellenic Wildlife Care Association and ARCHELON– The Sea Turtle Protection Society are working towards the “Creation of a Cooperation Network of Greek Wildlife Care Organizations”. The project, which is a part of the Active citizens fund programme and is funded by the European Economic Area funding mechanism, aims to promote closer and more effective cooperation between organisations and institutions involved in wildlife care in Greece. The wildlife care organisations ARCTUROS, ALKYONI, ANIMA, ARION, ARCHELON, ACTION FOR WILD LIFE and MOm, and the institutions Wildlife Conservation Association of Naxos, TULIPA GOULIMI Ecological Association, Wildlife Rescue Scout Group, Natural History Museum of the University of Crete and Environmental Protection Society of Kastoria participate in this effort.
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Wildlife care and investigation of mortality causes in priority species
The objectives of the project were (a) to treat and reintegrate 2,000 injured or sick adult wild animals, 500 chicks and newborns that fell from nests or became orphaned and 800 wild birds that were victims of illegal trafficking and trade and (b) to investigate the causes of death in priority bird species (raptors and large waterfowl).
