Greece · 2001—2026
Mediterranean monk seal
Seals around Greece.
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7 May 2017—7 March 2026
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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
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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.
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Date: 2026Reported: Unidentified Aeolos TV
Observation: One seal appeared in the waters along the Mytilene waterfront around midday on Saturday 7 March. Passers-by watched and recorded it.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified georgedros — iNaturalist
Observation: Photographic observation identified on iNaturalist as Mediterranean monk seal (Monachus monachus).
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Date:Reported: Unidentified Pietroluongo et al. (2022)
Observation: Adult or subadult seal reported by a fisherman.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified Pietroluongo et al. (2022)
Observation: Two adult or subadult seals were seen moving together by a researcher.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified Pietroluongo et al. (2022)
Observation: Adult or subadult seal reported by a fisherman.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified Pietroluongo et al. (2022)
Observation: Adult or subadult seal sighted by a researcher.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified Pietroluongo et al. (2022)
Observation: A decomposed adult male seal carcass was found. Researchers reported evidence of a gunshot wound.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified Pietroluongo et al. (2022)
Observation: A decomposed adult female seal carcass was found. Researchers reported no evidence of negative human interaction.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified Pietroluongo et al. (2022)
Observation: Adult or subadult seal reported by the port authority.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified Pietroluongo et al. (2022)
Observation: Two adult or subadult seals were seen swimming together near the coast by a researcher.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified Pietroluongo et al. (2022)
Observation: Adult or subadult seal reported by the port authority.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified Pietroluongo et al. (2022)
Observation: Pup sighted by a diver near a known seal cave.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified Pietroluongo et al. (2022)
Observation: Adult or subadult seal reported by a fisherman.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified Pietroluongo et al. (2022)
Observation: Adult or subadult seal sighted by a diver near a known seal cave.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified Pietroluongo et al. (2022)
Observation: Adult or subadult seal reported by the port authority.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified Pietroluongo et al. (2022)
Observation: Adult or subadult seal sighted by a researcher and photographed.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified Pietroluongo et al. (2022)
Observation: Adult or subadult seal sighted by a researcher.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified Pietroluongo et al. (2022)
Observation: A decomposed adult male seal carcass was found. Cause of death was not determined.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified Pietroluongo et al. (2022)
Observation: The same female pup was sighted by a researcher, the fourth dated encounter in this sequence.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified Pietroluongo et al. (2022)
Observation: The same female pup was sighted by a researcher and photographed.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified Pietroluongo et al. (2022)
Observation: The same female pup was sighted by a researcher after its 3 September record.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified Pietroluongo et al. (2022)
Observation: Female pup sighted by a researcher; the study matched it to the pup seen on 7–9 September.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified Pietroluongo et al. (2022)
Observation: Adult or subadult seal sighted by a researcher.
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Date:Reported: Argiro Pietroluongo et al. (2022)
Observation: A fresh carcass of a subadult female seal identified locally as Argiro was found. Researchers reported evidence of a gunshot wound.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified Pietroluongo et al. (2022)
Observation: Adult or subadult seal sighted by a researcher.