Türkiye · observation
Gazipaşa coast, Antalya
· Gazipaşa
A dead adult female monk seal was found at Gazipaşa. Researchers identified her as the animal stranded alive at Alanya on 6 July.
- Species
- Mediterranean monk seal
- Number of seals
- 1
- Attributed name
- Unidentified
- Source
- Danyer et al. (2013), TÜDAV
About this record
- Supporting evidence
- Original necropsy case report dates the carcass finding to 15 August and links the two dated encounters to one animal; death day is unknown. 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.