Türkiye · observation
Gözsüzce village, Bozyazı, Mersin
· Bozyazı
A dead adult female monk seal was found at Gözsüzce village. Necropsy suggested drowning, possibly after fishing gear entanglement.
- Species
- Mediterranean monk seal
- Number of seals
- 1
- Attributed name
- Unidentified
- Source
- Harun Güçlüsoy / SAD-AFAG in The Monachus Guardian
About this record
- Supporting evidence
- Firsthand SAD-AFAG report explicitly dates the carcass finding 5 December 2004; cause remains qualified. Sources: https://www.monachus-guardian.org/library/mguard15.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.