Türkiye · observation
Aslan Burnu, Karaburun Peninsula, İzmir
· Karaburun
Researchers recovered the remains of a newborn female monk seal pup underwater at Aslan Burnu. This is a dead finding; the exact death date is unknown.
- Species
- Mediterranean monk seal
- Number of seals
- 1
- Attributed name
- Unidentified
- Source
- N. Ozan Veryeri / SAD-AFAG in The Monachus Guardian
About this record
- Supporting evidence
- Firsthand account dates recovery to Sunday 7 July 2002; necropsy estimated death on 5 July. Güçlüsoy et al. Table 3 calls the specimen a fetus, so age/status descriptions differ. Sources: https://www.monachus-guardian.org/mguard10/10pdf/tmg1016.pdf ; 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.