Wildlife Conservation in Crete

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Wildlife conservation in Crete starts with knowledge of the ecology and diversity of the island. Our nature pages cover a great deal about the island’s natural history.

A visit to the Natural History Museum of Crete in Heraklion will show the world of Cretan nature.

A trip to Cretaquarium will delight adults and children alike, opening up the world of the sea.

Here we look at some of the rare and endangered fauna one-by-one, and organisations and projects which you can support.

The Mediterreanean Monk Seal Monachus monachus is Europe’s most endangered marine mammal and the rarest seal species in our oceans worldwide.

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Wildlife to Watch

	Monk Seal Monachus monachus
	Leatherback Turtle Dermochelys coriacea
	Green Turtle Chelonia mydas
	Loggerhead Turtle Caretta caretta
	Bearded Vulture Gypaetus barbatus
	Eleonora's Falcon Falco eleonorae
	Sperm Whale Physeter macrocephalus
	Striped Dolphins Stenella coeruleoalba
	Kri Kri Cretan Wild Goat Capra aegagrus creticus
	Cretan Spiny Mouse Acomys minous is vulnerable and is on the ICU

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Conservation in Crete - Action

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Turtle Conservation

Please consider what you might do to contribute to protecting some of Crete's unique animal species, have a look at the websites of these organisations. Of course each one is dependant on the healthy ecology of the island of Crete, her waterways and her seas.

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What Can I Do?

See the work below by Medasset for cleaner waters and beaches of Greece and the Mediterranean.

Remember - turtles cannot tell the difference between their food and plastic bags! This video shows you their point of view.

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