Türkiye · 2000—2026
Mediterranean monk seal
Seals around Türkiye.
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5 November 2000—20 February 2012
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- Akyaka2 reports
- Aliağa1 report
- Anamur1 report
- Aydıncık1 report
- Bozyazı2 reports
- Çeşme2 reports
- Datça5 reports
- Demre3 reports
- Didim1 report
- Dilek Peninsula1 report
- Fethiye1 report
- Gazipaşa2 reports
- Gökova1 report
- Hisarönü1 report
- Istanbul coast2 reports
- Karabiga1 report
- Karaburun1 report
- Kaş3 reports
- Kemer1 report
- Konyaaltı1 report
- Kuşadası2 reports
- Mordoğan4 reports
- Muratpaşa1 report
- Ören1 report
- Samandağ1 report
- Seferihisar1 report
- Türkiye2 reports
- Yalıkavak2 reports
- Yeşilovacık1 report
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Date:Reported: Unidentified Anadolu Ajansı citing SAD-AFAG
Observation: A dead monk seal pup was found near Mordoğan; SAD-AFAG reported gunshot evidence. Its death day was earlier and is unknown.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified SAD-AFAG field team in The Monachus Guardian
Observation: Researchers encountered a newborn monk seal pup with its mother during cave checks. Three female seals were also seen outside the cave at different times that day; overlapping identities prevent a total count.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified Güçlüsoy et al. (2004), field table
Observation: A dead juvenile female monk seal was recorded at Mordoğan. The authors attribute death to entanglement and drowning.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified Güçlüsoy et al. (2004), field table
Observation: A female monk seal pup was recorded dead at Mordoğan. The record is a carcass finding, not a live encounter.