Türkiye · observation
Dil Lake, Dilek Peninsula and Menderes Delta National Park, Aydın
· Dilek Peninsula
Fishers found a debilitated adult male monk seal stranded at Dil Lake. Responders assessed him the next day; he later died during treatment.
- 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 initial wild finding to 28 January 2005; later care and death are not separate sightings. 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.