Türkiye · 2000—2026
Mediterranean monk seal
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5 December 2006—26 August 2009
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Date:Reported: Badem Yaşar Anter and Halil Gür / DHA, Hürriyet
Observation: The known monk seal Badem was seen at Ören Halk Plajı, swimming and resting among boats and beach furniture. This is a wild encounter after the animal had been absent from view for a long period, distinct from the previously recorded 2008–09 visits.
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Date:Reported: Badem SAD-AFAG field update
Observation: SAD-AFAG observers found free-ranging Badem at Hisarönü in the afternoon. She was later moved for a veterinary examination.
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Date:Reported: Badem SAD-AFAG field update
Observation: Badem was found resting on a boat away from shore at Datça.
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Date:Reported: Badem SAD-AFAG field update
Observation: SAD-AFAG representative Sezer Çete observed free-ranging Badem at Palamutbükü during a health check.
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Date:Reported: Badem SAD-AFAG field update
Observation: Badem was seen at Palamutbükü in the late afternoon after moving from the Bodrum coast.
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Date:Reported: Badem SAD-AFAG field update
Observation: Badem was seen again on the Bodrum coast the following day.
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Date:Reported: Badem SAD-AFAG field update
Observation: Badem was seen on the Bodrum coast while free-ranging.
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Date:Reported: Badem Cem O. Kıraç and Harun Güçlüsoy / SAD-AFAG
Observation: Badem was free-ranging in shallow water at Akyaka when several people swam with her. The account describes defensive bites after they tried to move her toward the beach.
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Date:Reported: Badem SAD-AFAG / contemporaneous reporting
Observation: A young Mediterranean monk seal was found swimming and then resting on the beach at Didim. The wild encounter date is distinct from the subsequent rescue and rehabilitation.