Türkiye · 2000—2026
Mediterranean monk seal
Seals around Türkiye.
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30 April—15 August
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Date:Reported: Unidentified Danyer et al. (2013), TÜDAV
Observation: A dead adult female monk seal was found at Gazipaşa. Researchers identified her as the animal stranded alive at Alanya on 6 July.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified Danyer et al. (2013), TÜDAV
Observation: An exhausted adult female monk seal stranded alive at the Historic Alanya Shipyard. A veterinarian treated her, and she was later released.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified Turkish Marine Research Foundation (TÜDAV)
Observation: An adult male Mediterranean monk seal carcass washed ashore and was found by local water-sports club members. Subsequent necropsy examined injuries and internal bleeding.