Türkiye · observation
Çeşme coast, İzmir
· Çeşme
A female monk seal pup was recorded dead near Çeşme. The authors attributed 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 Tables 2 and 3 identify the same 18 November 2002 finding; imported once. 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.