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.
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Months in 2007
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Date:Reported: Unidentified Dendrinos et al. (2008)
Observation: Researchers directly observed six pups resting or swimming in one monitored cave on the same field-survey day. This is one cave encounter, separate from the other cave recorded that day.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified Dendrinos et al. (2008)
Observation: A monk seal pup was observed swimming in a second monitored cave on Gyaros. Kept separate from the six pups recorded in another cave that day.
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Date:Reported: Victoria MOm / The Monachus Guardian
Observation: Viktoria Drouga found a newborn female monk seal pup struggling in storm waves at Kolimpithra beach. The pup was later named Victoria and taken into care.