Greece · observation
National Marine Park of Alonissos–Northern Sporades; cave site withheld
· Northern Sporades
MOm researchers found a dead monk seal pup, partially covered by rocks, in a cave. The source reports injuries and suggests storm conditions; cause is not certain.
- Species
- Mediterranean monk seal
- Number of seals
- 1
- Attributed name
- Unidentified
- Source
- Jeny Androukaki / MOm, The Monachus Guardian
About this record
- Supporting evidence
- https://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/document?doi=d4d5a4f731e1bef7ee8d344c952ecf8309e02ece&repid=rep1&type=pdf — The Monachus Guardian 5(1), “Uncertain causes”; discovery explicitly dated 24 October 2001.
- Identification confidence
- Not recorded
- Editorial status
- Published by Seal Watch.
Source wording, attributed names and approximate date labels are preserved. A published report does not establish a verified animal identity.