Greece · 2001—2026
Mediterranean monk seal
Seals around Greece.
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7 January 2013—16 November 2025
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- Arcadia1 report
- Attica6 reports
- Central Greece6 reports
- Cyclades14 reports
- Dodecanese8 reports
- Ionian Islands9 reports
- North Aegean25 reports
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- South Aegean1 report
- Thessaly7 reports
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Date:Reported: Unidentified Stella T. (Sitronella) — iNaturalist (stella_sitro)
Observation: Photographic observation identified on iNaturalist as Mediterranean monk seal (Monachus monachus).
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Date:Reported: Unidentified iefimerida newsroom
Observation: Residents found a small seal on Gytheio beach. Local port officers attended, and the seal later returned to the sea. Species is attributed to the report.