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Greece · 2001—2026

Mediterranean monk seal

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N ↑Central Greece · 1 report1Ionian Islands · 3 reports2Thessaly · 1 report3
  1. Central Greece1 report
  2. Ionian Islands3 reports
  3. Thessaly1 report

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  1. Second monitored sea cave; exact site withheld Ionian Islands
    Unidentified Octopus Foundation

    A second pup birth was recorded. Distance from the camera prevented individual identification. Mediterranean monk seal

  2. Monitored sea cave; exact site withheld Ionian Islands
    Big Stars and pup Octopus Foundation

    Cameras recorded Big Stars giving birth at about 05:30. Mother and pup remained for six days. Mediterranean monk seal · 2 seals

  3. Ionian Islands, Peloponnese, Western Greece and the Ionian Islands Ionian Islands
    Unidentified Αριστοτέλης Σκιαδαρέσης — iNaturalist (aristotelis_skiadaresis)

    Photographic observation identified on iNaturalist as Mediterranean monk seal (Monachus monachus). Mediterranean monk seal