Türkiye · observation
Karabiga coast, Çanakkale
· Karabiga
SAD-AFAG researchers observed and filmed an adult female Mediterranean monk seal from a clifftop near Karabiga. They identified and named her Özgecan.
- Species
- Mediterranean monk seal
- Number of seals
- 1
- Attributed name
- Özgecan
- Source
- Cem O. Kıraç / SAD-AFAG
About this record
- Supporting evidence
- First-person research account explicitly dates the wild observation to 20 February 2015; sensitive site remains broad. Sources: https://monachus-guardian.org/wordpress/2018/09/16/the-sea-of-marmara-is-home-to-more-monk-seals-than-expected/
- 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.