Türkiye · observation
Kuşadası coast, Aydın
· Kuşadası
An adult female monk seal was found dead on the Kuşadası coast. The field paper reports head trauma.
- 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 finding 28 November 2002. A Guardian account describes a Dilek Peninsula adult female carcass that November; possible overlap, so no separate Dilek record. Sources: https://www.monachus-guardian.org/library/guclus04a.pdf ; https://www.monachus-guardian.org/library/mguard11.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.