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Türkiye · observation

Historic Alanya Shipyard, Antalya

· Alanya

An exhausted adult female monk seal stranded alive at the Historic Alanya Shipyard. A veterinarian treated her, and she was later released.

Species
Mediterranean monk seal
Number of seals
1
Attributed name
Unidentified
Source
Danyer et al. (2013), TÜDAV

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Supporting evidence
Original case report explicitly dates this live wild encounter to 6 July; it identifies the same animal as the 15 August Gazipaşa carcass. Treatment and release are not separate sightings. Sources: https://blackmeditjournal.org/wp-content/uploads/359-364-Vol19No3Danyer.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.

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Other reports with the same broad area or attributed name.

Off Keykubat Beach, Alanya, Antalya

Fishers filmed a seal swimming around their boat off Keykubat Beach. Anadolu Ajansı described it as a Mediterranean monk seal. The footage was published on 13 September; the exact observation date was not stated.

Source: Anadolu Ajansı (AA)

Aydap, Demirtaş, Alanya, Antalya

An adult male Mediterranean monk seal carcass washed ashore and was found by local water-sports club members. Subsequent necropsy examined injuries and internal bleeding.

Source: Turkish Marine Research Foundation (TÜDAV)