Türkiye · observation
Northern Sea of Marmara coast near Istanbul
· Istanbul coast
A local observer photographed an adult female Mediterranean monk seal along the northern Sea of Marmara coast. The same animal was seen again two days later.
- Species
- Mediterranean monk seal
- Number of seals
- 1
- Attributed name
- Unidentified
- Source
- Cem O. Kıraç and Harun Güçlüsoy / SAD-AFAG
About this record
- Supporting evidence
- SAD-AFAG account gives this date and photographs; locality remains broad, with no assumption of a new individual on 10 December. Sources: https://monachus-guardian.org/mguard21/2117mednew.htm
- 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.