Türkiye · observation
Akyaka, Gökova Bay, Muğla
· Akyaka
Badem was free-ranging in shallow water at Akyaka when several people swam with her. The account describes defensive bites after they tried to move her toward the beach.
- Species
- Mediterranean monk seal
- Number of seals
- 1
- Attributed name
- Badem
- Source
- Cem O. Kıraç and Harun Güçlüsoy / SAD-AFAG
About this record
- Supporting evidence
- First-person SAD-AFAG report explicitly dates this wild encounter to 10 May 2008. Badem had been released in 2007; her release itself is not an observation record. 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.