Türkiye · observation
Seferihisar coast, İzmir
· Seferihisar
A dead adult female monk seal was found at Seferihisar and examined by researchers. It was distinct from a carcass washed up at Akyaka the same day.
- Species
- Mediterranean monk seal
- Number of seals
- 1
- Attributed name
- Unidentified
- Source
- Danyer et al. (2018), original necropsy report
About this record
- Supporting evidence
- Original paper Table 1 and necropsy section date the Seferihisar case to 16 April; death day unknown. Sources: https://blackmeditjournal.org/wp-content/uploads/2018-242_128-139.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.