Türkiye · observation
Kızılburun, Yalıkavak, Bodrum, Muğla
· Yalıkavak
Residents observed a dead subadult female monk seal floating near Yalıkavak. Necropsy found gunshot injuries and internal bleeding.
- Species
- Mediterranean monk seal
- Number of seals
- 1
- Attributed name
- Unidentified
- Source
- Cem O. Kıraç / SAD-AFAG
About this record
- Supporting evidence
- First-person SAD-AFAG report dates the observed carcass to 21 April 2010. The day of death is unknown. Sources: https://www.monachus-guardian.org/library/mguard25.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.