Greece · 2001—2026
Mediterranean monk seal
Seals around Greece.
Follow public seal observations from Greece. Browse published records, explore the places and stories behind them, or share an encounter with the Seal Watch team.
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7 May—23 October
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All datesSelect a year, then a month. Counts describe published reports; one animal may appear in several reports.
Months in 2017
Grouped by each record’s archive date. Approximate dates keep their original labels in the records below.
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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.