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Akrotiri coastal caves

· Limassol

The monitoring register records Melouzini's birth to Ariadne.

Species
Mediterranean monk seal
Number of seals
Not recorded
Attributed name
Melouzini
Source
Cyprus DFMR — Marcou and Nicolaou

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Supporting evidence
https://www.moa.gov.cy/moa/dfmr/dfmr.nsf/0/0021828B42D07413C2258B64002DE442/%24file/Report%20MONACHUS%202020-2023%20-%20eng.pdf — Table 1, p.7: 10 December 2022.
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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