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Türkiye · observation

Mavişehir beach, Didim, Aydın

· Didim

A young Mediterranean monk seal was found swimming and then resting on the beach at Didim. The wild encounter date is distinct from the subsequent rescue and rehabilitation.

Species
Mediterranean monk seal
Number of seals
1
Attributed name
Badem
Source
SAD-AFAG / contemporaneous reporting

About this record

Supporting evidence
The observer account reproduced in January 2007 dates the encounter to 5 December 2006; later reporting also gives this exact date. SAD-AFAG confirms the December 2006 finding and subsequent rehabilitation. Sources: https://www.gezenbilir.com/forum/konu/bademin-hikayesi.2707/ ; https://www.denizhaber.net/koc-da-birakti-badem-sulara-terk-edildi-haber-41862.htm ; https://sadafag.org/akdeniz-foku/fok-kurtarma-ve-rehabilitasyon-calismalari/
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.

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Ören Halk Plajı, Milas, Muğla

The known monk seal Badem was seen at Ören Halk Plajı, swimming and resting among boats and beach furniture. This is a wild encounter after the animal had been absent from view for a long period, distinct from the previously recorded 2008–09 visits.

Source: Yaşar Anter and Halil Gür / DHA, Hürriyet

Hisarönü coast, Muğla

SAD-AFAG observers found free-ranging Badem at Hisarönü in the afternoon. She was later moved for a veterinary examination.

Source: SAD-AFAG field update

Datça, Muğla

Badem was found resting on a boat away from shore at Datça.

Source: SAD-AFAG field update