Greece · 2001—2026
Mediterranean monk seal
Seals around Greece.
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3 December 2001—24 August 2026
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- Arcadia1 report
- Attica6 reports
- Central Greece6 reports
- Cyclades14 reports
- Dodecanese8 reports
- Ionian Islands9 reports
- North Aegean25 reports
- Peloponnese2 reports
- South Aegean1 report
- Thessaly7 reports
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Grouped by each record’s archive date. Approximate dates keep their original labels in the records below.
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Date: 2026Reported: Unidentified Symi TV, reported by Newsbeast and Parallaxi
Observation: One seal was filmed leaving the water and resting on Gyala beach in Nimborio, Symi. The Symi TV footage was reported on 24 August; the precise filming date is not established.
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Date: 2026Reported: Unidentified Symi TV, reported by Flash
Observation: One seal was filmed swimming close to shore at Marathounta beach on Symi. Flash published the Symi TV footage on 1 July; the exact encounter date is not stated.
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Date: 2026Reported: Unidentified pup Archipelagos Institute of Marine Conservation
Observation: A seal pup was found on Lipsi and attended by Archipelagos researchers after residents reported it. The pup was transferred for rehabilitation via Leros. Reported on 30 January; the exact discovery date is not given.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified Dimokratiki tis Rodou / regional fisheries department
Observation: An adult female seal was observed resting on Ixia beach. A regional fisheries official described the animal as appearing healthy and moulting. A prior visit to Anthony Quinn beach was mentioned without an exact day and is grouped as context.
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Date:Reported: Artemis MOm / The Monachus Guardian
Observation: A newborn female monk seal pup was found on Blefoutis beach after a strong winter storm. MOm's diary states that she was discovered on 10 December, then rescued and rehabilitated; later release and death are separate events.
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Date:Reported: Hippocrates MOm / The Monachus Guardian
Observation: A two-week-old male monk seal pup was found stranded on Kefalos beach after stormy weather. The mother did not return, so MOm transferred the pup for rehabilitation.
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Date:Reported: Dimitris MOm, LIFE programme report
Observation: An orphaned Mediterranean monk seal pup later named Dimitris was found on Karpathos in poor condition and transferred for rehabilitation.
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Date:Reported: Andreas Jeny Androukaki / MOm, The Monachus Guardian
Observation: An abandoned monk seal pup later named Andreas was found on the Lipsi coast. It was taken into care and later died from an infection.