Türkiye · observation
Aydıncık beach, Mersin
· Aydıncık
Residents found a live monk seal pup on the beach; it moved in and out of the water during the day. The same pup was seen during the following response, which is grouped here.
- Species
- Mediterranean monk seal
- Number of seals
- 1
- Attributed name
- Unidentified
- Source
- Cem O. Kıraç and N. Ozan Veryeri / SAD-AFAG
About this record
- Supporting evidence
- Original SAD-AFAG account explicitly dates first wild finding to 5 November 2010; later transport to a nearby cove is not another sighting. Sources: https://monachus-guardian.org/library/mguard26.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.