Cyprus · observation
Governor's Beach coast, off Andreas and Melani (Thalassa) restaurant
· Limassol
Robert Thompson reported one monk seal surfacing at intervals for about 45 minutes while his boat was anchored off Governor's Beach. The encounter was offshore; no photograph was available and no individual identity was assigned.
- Species
- Mediterranean monk seal
- Number of seals
- 1
- Attributed name
- Unidentified
- Source
- Robert Thompson, firsthand comment on Monachus Guardian DFMR account
About this record
- Supporting evidence
- The original source comment was posted 20 July 2015 and explicitly dates the sighting to Saturday 18 July 2015, naming the Governor's Beach locality and observer. Source: https://monachus-guardian.org/wordpress/2015/05/21/the-mediterranean-monk-seal-monachus-monachus-in-cyprus/
- Identification confidence
- Probable
- 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.