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North coast; exact monitored site withheld

· Cyprus

A female post-moult seal was photographed at a monitored coastal site. “Seal 4” is the study's photo-identification label, not a public animal name; the exact cave site is withheld.

Species
Mediterranean monk seal
Number of seals
1
Attributed name
Unidentified
Source
Beton et al. — Oryx camera-trap study

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Supporting evidence
https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/oryx/article/new-monitoring-confirms-regular-breeding-of-the-mediterranean-monk-seal-in-northern-cyprus/1B7D248552ADAA1AEA3FB0FACDB05866 — The paper dates its Seal 4 image to 10 October 2018. Precise cave location omitted.
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.

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Photographic observation identified on iNaturalist as Mediterranean monk seal (Monachus monachus).

Source: Julien Renoult — iNaturalist (jujurenoult)

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A dead seal pup was found on a beach after heavy seas. Researchers assumed it was the pup seen on 27 October, but that identity was not confirmed. This date is the carcass discovery date, not a confirmed date of death.

Source: Beton et al. — Oryx camera-trap study

North coast; exact site withheld

A post-moult Class C seal was seen in the monitored area while researchers followed the status of a pup. The seal's identity and any relationship to that pup were not established; the exact site is withheld.

Source: Beton et al. — Oryx camera-trap study

North coast; exact harbour withheld

A non-moulted pup was observed at a fishing harbour following a storm. “Pup 3” is the researchers' label; the exact harbour and nearby cave locations are withheld.

Source: Beton et al. — Oryx camera-trap study