Greece · 2001—2026
Mediterranean monk seal
Seals around Greece.
Follow public seal observations from Greece. Browse published records, explore the places and stories behind them, or share an encounter with the Seal Watch team.
- Total reports
- 88
- Latest observation
Public reports · newest first
Public records archive
31 October 2002—11 September 2026
Follow updates
Receive alerts for new public reports. Lock-screen alerts show only a broad area in Greece.
Checking notification support on this device…
6 of 88 reports
Loading public records…
Public records could not be loaded. Check your connection and try again.
Explore by area
All areasMarkers represent broad named areas, never exact observation locations. Select an area to filter the archive.
79 of 88 reports mapped · 10 areas
- Arcadia1 report
- Attica6 reports
- Central Greece6 reports
- Cyclades14 reports
- Dodecanese8 reports
- Ionian Islands9 reports
- North Aegean25 reports
- Peloponnese2 reports
- South Aegean1 report
- Thessaly7 reports
Other reported areas
No map reference yet. You can still explore these reports.
Map: Natural Earth.
Reports over time
Select a year, then a month. Counts describe published reports; one animal may appear in several reports.
Grouped by each record’s archive date. Approximate dates keep their original labels in the records below.
-
Date: 2026Reported: Unidentified Evima / Matina Retsa
Observation: One large seal was filmed swimming near Pontikou beach at Aliveri, Evia. Evima published the local report and video on 11 September; the exact encounter date is not stated.
-
Date: 2026Reported: Unidentified young seal Lamia Report
Observation: A young seal was photographed and filmed on a road in Arkitsa on the morning of 26 February. Residents and a coastguard officer accompanied it back to the sea.
-
Date:Reported: Unidentified Mammal Watching field account by James Eaton
Observation: The observer reported seeing one monk seal feeding in shallow water between 13:30 and 14:30 while anchored around Lichadonisia. The individual was not named or photo-identified.
-
Date:Reported: Unidentified Jonathan Ben Simon — iNaturalist (jonathanbensimon)
Observation: Photographic observation identified on iNaturalist as Mediterranean monk seal (Monachus monachus).
-
Date:Reported: Lazarus MOm / The Monachus Guardian
Observation: An orphaned monk seal pup later named Lazarus was found off Evia during rough weather and rescued. It subsequently died in rehabilitation on 25 October.
-
Date:Reported: Chionati MOm / The Monachus Guardian
Observation: A monk seal pup was found lying on the beach below Pili after stormy weather. The mother did not return during a two-hour watch, and MOm rescued the approximately one-week-old pup. It later died in rehabilitation on 8 November.