Mediterranean monk seal

Seals around Greece.

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    Place: Pili, northern Evia Central Greece
    Reported: Chionati MOm / The Monachus Guardian

    Observation: A monk seal pup was found lying on the beach below Pili after stormy weather. The mother did not return during a two-hour watch, and MOm rescued the approximately one-week-old pup. It later died in rehabilitation on 8 November.