Greece · observation
Agia Vaso beach, South Pelion
· Thessaly
A young Mediterranean monk seal was photographed resting on Agia Vaso beach in South Pelion on 7 August. The local report credits the photograph to Konstantina Kiritsova.
- Species
- Mediterranean monk seal
- Number of seals
- 1
- Attributed name
- Unidentified young seal
- Source
- Gegonota / Konstantina Kiritsova
About this record
- Supporting evidence
- The article explicitly says the photograph was taken that day. Age and species are as reported, without an independent identification claim. Source: https://gegonota.news/2026/08/07/neari-monachus-monachus-kani-iliotherapia-paralia-tou-notiou-piliou/
- 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.