Türkiye · observation
Mordoğan coast, Karaburun Peninsula, İzmir
· Mordoğan
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.
- Species
- Mediterranean monk seal
- Number of seals
- Not recorded
- Attributed name
- Unidentified
- Source
- SAD-AFAG field team in The Monachus Guardian
About this record
- Supporting evidence
- Original field report explicitly dates the pup and mother observation to 5 October 2001. Same-day visits are grouped; cave site kept broad. Sources: https://www.monachus-guardian.org/library/mguard08.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.