Greece · 2001—2026
Mediterranean monk seal
Seals around Greece.
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23 February—25 November
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Months in 2021
Grouped by each record’s archive date. Approximate dates keep their original labels in the records below.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified Jannik Peters — iNaturalist (yonnix)
Observation: Photographic observation identified on iNaturalist as Mediterranean monk seal (Monachus monachus).
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Date:Reported: Unidentified Octopus Foundation
Observation: A pup birth was recorded in another monitored cave. The mother's identity was not established.
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Date:Reported: Big Stars and pup Octopus Foundation
Observation: Researchers documented Big Stars giving birth; their 2022 comparison identifies the mother and the same calendar date in 2021.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified Animal Zone International / Amorgos Diving Center
Observation: A second newborn female monk seal pup was found weak at a remote Aegiali beach and taken into care. Animal Zone later reported that she died while being transported for treatment. Kept separate from the Katapola pup.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified Animal Zone International / Litsa Passari
Observation: A newborn female monk seal pup was found at Katapola port. Local Animal Zone volunteers monitored her in the wild; the next morning she had moved away. No later outcome is known.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified Aris Iosif — iNaturalist (arisios)
Observation: Photographic observation identified on iNaturalist as Mediterranean monk seal (Monachus monachus).
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Date:Reported: Unidentified Chris Taklis — iNaturalist (ctaklis)
Observation: Photographic observation identified on iNaturalist as Mediterranean monk seal (Monachus monachus).