Türkiye · observation
Bozyazı harbour, Mersin
· Bozyazı
Coast Guard found an orphaned Mediterranean monk seal pup ashore in Bozyazı harbour. This is one of two distinct pups reported that day.
- Species
- Mediterranean monk seal
- Number of seals
- 1
- Attributed name
- Unidentified
- Source
- SAD-AFAG rescue network
About this record
- Supporting evidence
- SAD-AFAG original response account explicitly dates the Bozyazı wild finding to 18 December. It does not assign a later name to this specific pup. Sources: https://sadafag.org/iki-akdeniz-foku-yavrusu-oksuz-bulundu-ve-bakima-altina-alindi/
- 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.