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Wildlife conservation deserves a voice, and I’m here to make a difference through science!

Environmental Experience

  • Jobs
  • Manager / Coordinator
  • Projects
  • Founder / Co-founder
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  • B-Guide: Butterflies: Automated Species Identification Guides at University of Ioannina (15/01/2026 - 30/03/2026)
  • Photo editing material for Butterflies photo-guide at University of Ioannina (15/12/2024 - 15/05/2025)
  • ​Treasurer on SaveWild (14/03/22 - 24/12/25)
  • Researcher member on the project "Apollo - Butterflies of Greece" for the prefecture Magnesia (10/03/21 - 31/10/21)
  • Cooperation with Mom and BiodiversityGR on monitoring of the Mediterranean seal (Monachus monachus) in two breeding grounds caves in the area of Lyri of southern Pelion (21/07/20 - 21/07/21)
  • ​Instructor of My Wildlife School (14/08/2020 - 01/08/2023)
  • Pattern Recognition Expert on Sevengill Shark Identification at Ocean Sanctuaries (05/2019 - 10/2019)​
  • Educator of the Marine Biodiversity Citizen Science Summer School in Chalkidiki with iSea (30/04/2019 - 04/05/2019)
  • Assistant Curator on EOL (12/04/2018 - 10/2018)
  • Collection of magazine subscriptions at Environmental Initiative, Volos (12/2010 - 04 /2011)
  • Editor at Marine Notes Journal (11/10/2025 - today)
  • Director at Merman Conservation Expeditions Ltd (26/10/2023 - today)
  • Director at WildBehave (21/05/2023 - 01/06/2024)
  • ​Greece coordinator at National Moth Week (08/05/2019 - 15/06/2023)
  • Project manager and Educator of the Marine Biodiversity Citizen Science Summer School in South - East Pelion with iSea (02/07/2018 - 06/07/2018)
  • Manager at Hellenic Biodiversity Center (11/10/2016 - 15/08/2023)
  • Wildlife coordinator in Hellenic Biodiversity Center (October 2011 - October 2016)​
  • Manager of Hellenic Biodiversity Center (12/2013 - 10/2015)
  • Project coordinator of "Photographic record of butterflies in mt. Pelion" (04/2012 - 09/2012)​
  • Project: Greek Shark Logbook (11/05/2024 - today)
  • Project: Seal Quest (17/04/2024 - today)
    Bioblitz: 5th Summer School, Ios 2023 (25/07/2023 - 30/07/2023)
  • ​Project: Sharks in Scotland (28/06/2023 - today)
  • Bioblitz: National Moth Week 2022: Greece (23/07/2022 - 31/07/2022)
  • Bioblitz: National Moth Week 2021: Greece (17/07/2021 - 25/07/2021)
  • ​Bioblitz: 1o iNaturalist Workshop (20/11/2020 - 22/11/2020)
  • Bioblitz: National Moth Week 2020: Greece (18/07/2020 - 26/07/2020)
  • Project: Wildlife Observations of Pelion (WOOP Project) (02/2020 - today)
  • Project: Spiders of Greece (23/11/2019 - 30/06/2023)
  • Project: Birdwatching in Greece (21/11/2019 - 30/06/2023)
  • Project: Cephalopods of Greece (08/10/2019 - 30/06/2023)
  • Project: Nudibranchs of Greece (11/08/2019 - today)
  • Project: Mediterranean seagrass (20/04/2019 - today)
  • Continuous and systematic monitoring of Common Stingray's (Dasyatis pastinaca)
    ​nursery area in South-east Pelion, Greece
     (07/2018 - 15/07/2023)
  • Project: Jellyfish of Greece (Research: 03/2018 - 1/09/2023) 
  • Project: Continuous recording of the sharks in Greece, through social networks (01/10/2017 - 30/12/2019)
  • Bioblitz Greece - Chalkidiki 2019 (30/04/2019 - 04/05/2019)
  • Project: Birds of Volos, (2010 - 2012)
  • Marine Notes Journal (11/10/2025 - today)
  • Merman Conservation Expeditions Ltd (26/10/2023 - today)
  • SaveWild (14/03/2022 - today)
  • My Wildlife School (14/08/2020 - 1/08/2023)
  • Daily wildlife-mania e-newspaper (11/2016 - 09/2020)
  • ​Hellenic Biodiversity Center - aka Biodiversity GR (10/2011 - 10/2026)
  • ECO Library (12/2010 - 09/2014)​

Volunteering Environmental Experience

  • General
  • Trash / Marine Debris
  • ​First Aid
  • Activism
  • ​Events
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  • Volunteering at Chimp&See! of Pan African Program (December 1, 2020)
  • Volunteering at Wildlife Cameras Identification Project of Don Catchment Rivers Trust (October 8 - 9, 2020)
  • Volunteering at Measuring Bottlenose Dolphins 2.0 (June 2018)
  • Volunteering at Wildwatch Kenya (June 2018)
  • Volunteering at Harbour Seal Matcher 3.0 (May 15 - 18, 2018)
  • Volunteering at identification of whale voice of Whale FM (2011)
  • ​​​Volunteer in Arcturos, at Nymfaio - Aetos & Agripidies, Greece (October 9, 2009 - October 11, 2009)
  • Volunteer in Mom, at Alonissos (August 24, 2009 - September 7, 2009)
  • Volunteer in Arcturos, at Nymfaio - Aetos & Agripidies, Greece (July 23, 2009 - August 10, 2009)
  • Helping to clean 4 remote beaches of Kottes and near, Pelion (5 June, 2022) by friend's initiative
  • Helping to clean Alatas island, Pelion (6 June, 2022) by friend's initiative
  • Helping to clean Alatas island, Pelion (5 June, 2021) by friend's initiative
  • Helping to clean underwater the port of Platanias, Pelion (June 19, 2020) by isea
  • Helping to clean the beach of Mourtias, Pelion (June 4, 2020) by ONNED South Pelion
  • Helping to clean the beach of Paliouraki beach at Pelion (June 20, 2019) by friend's initiative
  • Cleaning underwater the beach of Vlachorema, Pelion (June 13, 2019), my initiative
  • Cleaning marine debris of Mourtia beach, Pelion (June 10, 2019), my initiative
  • Helping to clean underwater the port of Platanias (June 2, 2019), by Platanias friends initiative
  • Cleaning the beach of Theotokos, Pelion (April 7, 2019), by let's do it Greece
  • Cleaning the beach of Anavros, Volos (May 29, 2011), my initiative with support of MEDsos
  • ​​Cleaning wetland of Oropos (March 28, 2010), by Hellenic Ornithological Society
  • Volunteer in the animal first aid station ANIMA, at Athens (May 22 - 25, 2010)
  • Activism: Against the creation of Garbage Burning Plant on Aliakmonas River in Veria (November 25, 2011)​
  • Tech Lead and Support at Oceans 2019 Fest (September 14, 2019)
  • Big Butterfly Count (July 15 - August 7, 2016)
  • Volunteer in 2nd Panthessalian Ecological Agriculture and Handicraft, participated with Environmental Initiative of Magnesia (October 6 - 9, 2011)
  • 1st cycling tour of Karla, participated with Environmental Initiative of Magnesia (April 10, 2011)
  • Volunteer in Park Tritsi Maintenance as Painting Team Leader, with Hellenic Ornithological Society at Park Tritsi, Athens (October 17, 2010)
  • Volunteer in European Bird's day, participated with Hellenic Ornithological Society at Park Tritsi, Athens (October 3, 2010)
  • Ecolife 2010, participated on Hellenic Ornithological Society kiosk (May 27 - 29, 2010)
  • Volunteer in Chelidonismata 2010, participated with Hellenic Ornithological Society at National Park, Athens (March 14, 2010)

Other working Experience

  • Computer Technician & Support
  • Lithography / Typography
  • Grocery / Farming
  • Politics
  • Other
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  • Booking.com Reservations at Platanias Hillside (May 24, 2025 - September 14, 2025)​
  • Booking.com Reservations at Platanias Hillside (June 25, 2024 - September 14, 2024)
  • Booking.com Reservations at Platanias Hillside (June 12, 2023 - September 5, 2023)
  • Founder and CEO of WildTec (February 19, 2022 - February 2023)
  • Work at Home as PC Technician, Graphic Design, Website Creation (2012 - 2020)
  • Computer technician at PC Center, Volos (May 2009)
  • PEPRINT - Retail & Wholesale Commerce Computers & Peripherals &
    repair of computers (owner of the shop), Argalasti (February 2008 - January 2009)
  • Work at Home as PC Technician (2004 - 2006)
  • Worked as unskilled at Lithography Alphabet SA, main job was to cut paper and books, Athens (June 2006 - July 2006)
  • Worked as unskilled at Typography Print Store (Rousos) at Metaxourgeio, Athens (May 2006)
  • My own organic farm, with trees, vegetables and chickens at Liri, Pelion (June 2012 - February 2019)
  • Producer Market at Argalasti (February 2013 - November 2016)
  • Social Grocery of Volos (October 2010 - June 2012)
  • District councilor candidate (at Peiraias) with Oikologiki Symmaxia (2023)
  • Board member of Pirate Party of Greece (03/2013-04/2013) & (11/2016-12/2018).
  • Vice President of Pirate Party of Greece (06/2017-01/2018)​
  • 2 times elected Coordinator of the environmental committee of the Pirate Party of Greece. (05/2012- 04/2013)​
  • Founding member of Pirate Party of Greece (PPGR)
  • Member of the Consultation Committee of Volos with the Environmental Initiative of Magnesia (2010-2012)
  • Funding & Tenders (European Commision) Expert - EX2025D1154272 (16 April 2025 - Today)

Chris Taklis

Marine and Conservation Biologist ·  Wildlife Photographer ·  Environmental Consultant · ​ Citizen Scientist
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    • DASyatis PAstinaca MOnitoring
    • Shark Research & Conservation
    • Wild Boar research
  • Media and Press
  • Other Topics
    • Anti-hunting Zone
      • My own anti-hunting memes
      • Υλικό ευαισθητοποιήσης κατά του κυνηγιού
    • Living underwater
    • Mini documentary - Υποβρύχια ζωή στο Πήλιο
  • Support my Work
    • Graphic Designs for sell
    • E-books
    • For your collection
  • Refers & Discounts