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Türkiye · observation

Mordoğan, Karaburun Peninsula, İzmir

· Mordoğan

A dead juvenile female monk seal was recorded at Mordoğan. The authors attribute death to entanglement and drowning.

Species
Mediterranean monk seal
Number of seals
1
Attributed name
Unidentified
Source
Güçlüsoy et al. (2004), field table

About this record

Supporting evidence
Peer-reviewed field paper Table 3 dates the recorded/found carcass 26 January 2001; death day is not established. Sources: https://www.monachus-guardian.org/library/guclus04a.pdf
Identification confidence
Not recorded
Editorial status
Published by Seal Watch.

Source wording, attributed names and approximate date labels are preserved. A published report does not establish a verified animal identity.

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Mordoğan, Karaburun Peninsula, İzmir

A dead monk seal pup was found near Mordoğan; SAD-AFAG reported gunshot evidence. Its death day was earlier and is unknown.

Source: Anadolu Ajansı citing SAD-AFAG

Mordoğan coast, Karaburun Peninsula, İzmir

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.

Source: SAD-AFAG field team in The Monachus Guardian

Mordoğan, Karaburun Peninsula, İzmir

A female monk seal pup was recorded dead at Mordoğan. The record is a carcass finding, not a live encounter.

Source: Güçlüsoy et al. (2004), field table