Madeira · 2000—2026
Mediterranean monk seal
Madeira’s wild return.
Follow public reports of Madeira’s rare monk seals, known locally as lobo-marinho. Their main refuge is the Desertas Islands, with animals also seen around Madeira’s coast.
About Madeira’s monk seals
In Madeira, Mediterranean monk seals (Monachus monachus) form a small resident population. These seals feed mainly on fish, cephalopods and crustaceans, and depend on quiet coastal waters and sheltered beaches or sea caves for resting, giving birth and nursing—making respectful distance essential to their recovery.
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27 July 2000—17 September 2026
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- Calheta17 reports
- Calheta waters1 report
- Câmara de Lobos3 reports
- Caniçal1 report
- Caniço1 report
- Desertas Islands17 reports
- Funchal41 reports
- Machico7 reports
- Porto Santo3 reports
- Ribeira Brava1 report
- Santa Cruz12 reports
- Santana1 report
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Date: 2026Reported: Unidentified Visitor report to Seal Watch
Observation: 1 seal observed at 15:00 (Madeira time). Saw her too late so she bit me in my right ankle. I think she might searched for food.
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Date: 2026Reported: Unidentified JM Madeira
Observation: One monk seal was reported near the recreational platform at Praia do Vigário. Bathers were advised to leave the water. Archived under the report's publication date, 16 September 2026; the exact observation date is uncertain because the article says Thursday afternoon, while the displayed date falls on a Wednesday.
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Date: 2026Reported: Unidentified Public
Observation: Around Lido and Gorgulho Islet
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Date: 2026Reported: Unidentified Public
Observation: The monk seal was observed foraging.
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Date: 2026Reported: Unidentified JM Madeira
Observation: Observed close to shore near Praia Formosa and Doca do Cavacas.
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Date: 2026Reported: Unidentified JM Madeira
Observation: A brief appearance close to bathers.
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Date: 2026Reported: Unidentified Diário de Notícias Madeira
Observation: Entered the bathing area; swimmers were asked to leave the water.
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Date: 2026Reported: Unidentified JM Madeira
Observation: Approached bathers near the bathing complex platform.
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Date: 2026Reported: Unidentified Lobosonda
Observation: Seen resting at the surface during two early-afternoon whale-watching trips.
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Date: 2026Reported: Autonomia RTP Madeira
Observation: Monitored with a dorsal wound and signs of debility; wildlife specialists administered antibiotic treatment.
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Date: 2026Reported: Unidentified young seal Diário de Notícias Madeira
Observation: Rested beside the bathing complex while a safety perimeter was maintained.
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Date: 2026Reported: Unidentified JM Madeira
Observation: Its appearance prompted a red flag and temporarily kept bathers out of the water.
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Date: 2026Reported: Unidentified Lobosonda
Observation: Surfaced repeatedly near whale-watching boats.
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Date: 2026Reported: Unidentified RTP Madeira
Observation: A red flag was raised while the seal remained close to the bathing area.
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Date: 2026Reported: Unidentified Public
Observation: Two bathers were bitten and sustained minor injuries; bathing was temporarily suspended and IFCN urged people to avoid interaction.
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Date: 2026Reported: Unidentified Madeira Island News Blog
Observation: Observed close to bathers; the report did not establish the animal's identity.
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Date: 2026Reported: Unidentified Lobosonda
Observation: Seen during a morning whale-watching trip.
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Date: 2026Reported: Unidentified JM Madeira / RTP Madeira
Observation: Entered or approached the bathing/harbour area.
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Date: 2026Reported: Unidentified Diário de Notícias Madeira
Observation: Observed close to the bathing area during the morning.
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Date: 2026Reported: Unidentified Diário de Notícias Madeira
Observation: Observed moving among moored boats during the afternoon.
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Date: 2026Reported: Unidentified Lobosonda
Observation: Seen resting and sunbathing at the surface during an afternoon trip.
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Date: 2026Reported: Unidentified Diário de Notícias Madeira / RTP Madeira
Observation: Rested ashore near the coast and was filmed returning to the sea.
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Date: 2026Reported: Unidentified Diário de Notícias Madeira
Observation: Observed near shore, apparently resting at the surface.
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Date: 2026Reported: Unidentified Diário de Notícias Madeira
Observation: Filmed by a fisher shortly after midnight; it may have been the individual seen nearby on 5 Feb.
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Date: 2026Reported: Unidentified JM Madeira
Observation: Observed during the afternoon; photo/video supplied by a reader.
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Date: 2026Reported: Unidentified RTP Madeira
Observation: Seen beside Doca do Cavacas during the afternoon and reported swimming along Praia Formosa.
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Date: 2025Reported: Unidentified JM Madeira
Observation: Fishing interaction: the seal took fish from buoys used by three spearfishers; one buoy was reportedly destroyed.
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Date: 2025Reported: Unidentified JM Madeira
Observation: Sighting / swimmer interaction: a seal approached and surprised a swimmer in the bathing area.
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Date: 2025Reported: Unidentified Diário de Notícias Madeira
Observation: Sighting / resting: observed resting on the maritime ramp.
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Date: 2025Reported: Two unidentified seals Diário de Notícias Madeira
Observation: Multiple-animal sighting: two seals were filmed interacting or playing in the harbour.
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Date: 2025Reported: Unidentified Diário de Notícias Madeira
Observation: Sighting: observed inside the marina; no obvious injury was reported.
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Date: 2025Reported: Unidentified Diário de Notícias Madeira
Observation: Sighting: observed close to bathers.
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Date: 2025Reported: Unidentified Public
Observation: Observed inside the dock area.
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Date: 2025Reported: Unidentified Diário de Notícias Madeira
Observation: Repeated-sighting sequence: observed along the same coastal section on consecutive days.
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Date: 2025Reported: Unidentified Diário de Notícias Madeira
Observation: Sighting: observed beside the pier.
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Date: 2025Reported: Unidentified Jornal da Madeira (Romina Barreto)
Observation: One lobo-marinho was seen beside the nau Santa Maria in Funchal harbour at about noon on 22 January 2025. The report did not identify the animal; its relation to the separate 24 January sighting is unknown.
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Date: 2024Reported: Unidentified JM Madeira
Observation: Sighting: publicly reported along the coast.
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Date: 2024Reported: Unidentified Diário de Notícias Madeira
Observation: Sighting: observed at the mouths of the Santa Luzia and João Gomes streams.
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Date: 2024Reported: Unidentified; apparently adult (uncertain) Diário de Notícias Madeira
Observation: Sighting: observed inside the marina; the reported adult age class was not confirmed.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified Peter Worth / Lobosonda
Observation: A resting monk seal was observed on the morning Ribeira Brava trip.
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Date: 2024Reported: Unidentified Diário de Notícias Madeira (Gabriel da Silva video)
Observation: One lobo-marinho swam near a group of five swimmers at Lido; Gabriel da Silva filmed the animal. The 31 Aug article says the encounter was 'ontem', establishing 30 Aug as the observation date.
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Date: 2024Reported: Unidentified Jornal da Madeira, citing Museu da Baleia da Madeira
Observation: One lobo-marinho was seen at Cais da Pedra d’Eira, initially resting at the sea surface near the quay before approaching it. Museu da Baleia staff reported the encounter and intervention. This is distinct in date from the 17 July Pedradeira sighting.
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Date: 2024Reported: Unidentified Diário de Notícias Madeira
Observation: One lobo-marinho swam near the bathing complex's access steps. Bystanders left the water during the encounter.
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Date: 2024Reported: Unidentified Jornal da Madeira, via NetMadeira republication
Observation: One lobo-marinho was observed near Praia da Barreirinha on the afternoon of Thursday 15 Aug, drawing the attention of bathers.
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Date: 2024Reported: Unidentified Diário de Notícias Madeira
Observation: Repeated sightings: the animal had reportedly used this coastal section for about three days; its identity was not established.
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Date: 2024Reported: Unidentified RTP Madeira
Observation: Sighting: seen beside the sea-access steps; no link to adjacent-date reports was established.
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Date: 2024Reported: Unidentified RTP Madeira
Observation: Sighting: seen by bathers near the beach.
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Date: 2024Reported: Unidentified Diário de Notícias Madeira
Observation: Sighting: observed close to shore in the bathing area.
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Date: 2024Reported: Unidentified Diário de Notícias Madeira
Observation: Sighting: observed beside the bathing complex.
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Date: 2024Reported: Unidentified juvenile (reported) RTP Madeira
Observation: One lobo-marinho was filmed swimming inside Calheta marina. RTP described it as a juvenile; the age class is the reporter’s attribution. This is separate from the 1 Jun Funchal marina and São Jorge sightings.
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Date: 2024Reported: Unidentified Diário de Notícias Madeira
Observation: Sighting: north-coast observation; no link to the same-day Funchal report was established.
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Date: 2024Reported: Unidentified Diário de Notícias Madeira
Observation: Sighting: reported as the third recent appearance in the same harbour area.
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Date: 2024Reported: Unidentified RTP Madeira
Observation: Sighting: observed close to the bathing area.
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Date: 2024Reported: Unidentified RTP Madeira
Observation: Reported and photographed near Praia Formosa; the seal had left before IFCN personnel arrived.
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Date: 2024Reported: Unidentified Diário de Notícias Madeira (Joana Freitas images)
Observation: One lobo-marinho was seen close to the shore at Praia Formosa and photographed by Joana Freitas. The report explicitly distinguishes this encounter from the 30 Apr sighting at the same beach; whether the same animal returned is unknown.
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Date: 2024Reported: Unidentified Diário de Notícias Madeira; Jornal da Madeira
Observation: One lobo-marinho was filmed swimming near bathers at Praia Formosa. Diário de Notícias says it was seen that morning; Sandra Oliveira supplied the video. Jornal da Madeira reported the same encounter.
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Date: 2024Reported: Two unidentified seals; juvenile and adult reported Sergio@Cruises (Sergio Ferreira)
Observation: Sergio Ferreira reported two lobos-marinhos in Funchal harbour, describing one as juvenile and one as adult. The age classes are source attributions; no individual identity or relation to other April reports is established.
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Date: 2024Reported: Unidentified Diário de Notícias Madeira
Observation: Sighting / feeding: observed feeding on fish beside the marina.
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Date: 2023Reported: Unidentified Lobosonda
Observation: Seen with bottlenose dolphins directly in front of the harbour during the 13:30 Stenella trip.
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Date: 2023Reported: Unidentified Lobosonda
Observation: Seen foraging with bottlenose dolphins near the aquaculture facility during the 16:30 Stenella trip.
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Date: 2023Reported: Unidentified Lobosonda
Observation: Seen during the 13:30 Ribeira Brava trip; the exact position was not published.
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Date: 2023Reported: Unidentified Lobosonda
Observation: Seen during the 13:30 Ribeira Brava trip; the exact position was not published.
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Date: 2023Reported: Unidentified Lobosonda
Observation: Seen surfacing to breathe during the 15:00 Ribeira Brava trip; the exact position was not published.
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Date: 2023Reported: Unidentified Lobosonda
Observation: Seen sunbathing on the coast during the 13:30 Ribeira Brava trip.
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Date: 2023Reported: Unidentified Lobosonda
Observation: Listed on both 09:30 trip logs and conservatively counted as one encounter; the source does not confirm whether both boats saw the same animal.
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Date: 2023Reported: Unidentified Lobosonda
Observation: Seen directly in front of the harbour during the 10:00 Ribeira Brava trip.
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Date: 2023Reported: Unidentified Lobosonda
Observation: Surfaced between short dives at the marina entrance and appeared on both boats' trip logs; conservatively counted as one encounter.
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Date: 2022Reported: Unidentified healthy male pup IFCN / VECLAM
Observation: Rescue and release: a lone pup was recovered and returned to the group of females and pups.
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Date: 2022Reported: Unidentified Diário de Notícias Madeira
Observation: Sighting: observed in the harbour area during the morning.
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Date: 2021Reported: Same 23-year-old female from the April–May sequence Diário de Notícias Madeira
Observation: Mortality record: found dead after the repeated sightings and treatment sequence.
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Date: 2021Reported: Same unidentified female as the April sequence Diário de Notícias Madeira
Observation: Intervention: the debilitated animal was assessed and medicated by IFCN personnel.
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Date: 2021Reported: Unidentified adult female Diário de Notícias Madeira
Observation: Repeated sighting: the first exact-dated public record in a sequence already underway for roughly a week and a half, followed by the 1 and 17 May records.
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Date: 2021Reported: Maminhas Diário de Notícias Madeira / JM Madeira
Observation: Mortality record: later reporting placed the discovery on 17 April and recovery on 18 April; contemporary reports differed on the discovery day and estimated weight.
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Date: 2020Reported: Pontinhos Diário de Notícias Madeira
Observation: Injured-animal sighting: found injured on 1 July and last reported on 3 July; the cause of the wounds was not established publicly.
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Date: 2020Reported: Unidentified; apparently female (uncertain) Diário de Notícias Madeira
Observation: Sighting / resting: observed resting or sleeping beside the bathing area; the reported sex was not confirmed.
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Date: 2020Reported: Probably Pontinhos (uncertain) Diário de Notícias Madeira
Observation: Sighting: observed inside the harbour area; probably part of the later documented Pontinhos sequence, but the identity was not confirmed.
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Date: 2020Reported: Unidentified Diário de Notícias Madeira
Observation: Sighting: filmed swimming offshore.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified Orlando Drumond / Diário de Notícias Madeira
Observation: A possible seal was reported near Avenida do Mar at night. The authorities said they had received the report but had not located the animal or confirmed that it was a seal.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified RTP Madeira; images and account by Anibal Rodrigues
Observation: Anibal Rodrigues recorded a seal near the coast by Clube Naval do Funchal in the afternoon. The account raised a concern about its condition and said marine-biology staff were monitoring it; no diagnosis was established.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified John Wright, Madeira 3–12 July 2019 trip report / Mammal Watching
Observation: John Wright saw one monk seal near the boat around noon at Deserta Grande. A second joined it near a buoy, and both remained visible until the boat departed after 15:00.
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Date:Reported: Profeta Rosário Martins / Funchal Notícias; unnamed reader's eyewitness account
Observation: A reader described the young seal called Profeta resting on Porto Santo's beach and returning to the water around 19:30 on Monday. The account describes the animal as a female about six to eight months old.
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Date: 2019Reported: Unidentified iNaturalist — Vasco Valadares
Observation: Vasco Valadares recorded a Mediterranean monk seal in the Madeira archipelago. The observation includes photographs; the source obscures the location.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified Rúben Santos and Gonçalo Maia / Diário de Notícias Madeira
Observation: A young seal was found on Praia da Calheta around 16:00. The contemporary report said it showed no visible injuries and was being observed by nature wardens.
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Date:Reported: Fêmea Y and Parêntesis (mothers; source-attributed) Madeira Regional Government, reporting IFCN field observations
Observation: Wardens reported two mothers with pups, one pair on a beach and one at a cave entrance. The mothers were identified as Fêmea Y and Parêntesis.
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Date: 2018Reported: Unidentified iNaturalist — Honza Grünwald
Observation: Honza Grünwald recorded a Mediterranean monk seal in the Madeira archipelago. The observation includes photographs; the source obscures the location.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified Jan-Christopher Fischer / Lobosonda
Observation: Lobosonda recorded a Mediterranean monk seal during Ribeira Brava's 09:00 refuelling trip. The daily list gives neither a seal count nor an exact encounter location.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified Luís Rocha / Funchal Notícias
Observation: Funchal Notícias illustrated its Deserta Grande visit with a seal observed that day, described as a large animal.
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Date: 2018Reported: Unidentified iNaturalist — Tiago Guerreiro
Observation: Tiago Guerreiro recorded a Mediterranean monk seal in the Madeira archipelago. The observation includes photographs; the source obscures the location.
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Date: 2017Reported: Unidentified iNaturalist — Andry Castro
Observation: Andry Castro recorded a Mediterranean monk seal in the Madeira archipelago. The observation includes photographs; the source obscures the location.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified Monaco Explorations mission report (2020), section 6.4
Observation: The visiting party saw two adult monk seals swimming in Doca Cove from the summit path on Deserta Grande.
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Date: 2017Reported: Unidentified iNaturalist — Sophie Mowles
Observation: Sophie Mowles recorded a Mediterranean monk seal in the Madeira archipelago. The observer reported seeing the seal through binoculars around fish cages, without a photograph. The identification is unverified.
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Date: 2017Reported: Unidentified iNaturalist — Andreas Michalik
Observation: Andreas Michalik recorded a Mediterranean monk seal in the Madeira archipelago. The observation includes photographs; the source obscures the location.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified immature seal RTP Madeira, reporting IFCN nature wardens' observation
Observation: After a tourism boat crew reported a seal, nature wardens observed an immature animal at Porto dos Frades on Porto Santo. It moved around the area for nearly an hour.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified juvenile Daniel Jardim / Lobosonda
Observation: Daniel Jardim reported a juvenile Mediterranean monk seal far offshore during Lobosonda's 10:00 Ribeira Brava trip. The animal's individual identity had not been established by Madeira Natural Park when the account was written.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified Luís Calisto / Fénix do Atlântico
Observation: Journalist Luís Calisto reported a seal swimming near the Clube Naval bathing area below Quinta Calaça on Saturday morning. The animal was seen around the entrance to the club's waterfront.
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Date: 2015Reported: Unidentified iNaturalist — Dario Pozzan
Observation: Dario Pozzan recorded a Mediterranean monk seal in the Madeira archipelago. The observation includes photographs; the source obscures the location.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified Lobosonda
Observation: Lobosonda encountered a monk seal shortly after leaving harbour on its morning trip. The seal dived and returned to the surface with an octopus.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified Lobosonda; observer Claudia
Observation: Lobosonda reported a monk seal in the harbour while Claudia was working in its shop. The encounter is recorded in the diary for 28 December, published the next day.
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Date: 2014Reported: Unidentified iNaturalist — Thomas Menut
Observation: Thomas Menut recorded a Mediterranean monk seal in the Madeira archipelago. The observation includes photographs; the source obscures the location.
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Date: 2014Reported: Unidentified iNaturalist — Luis Silva
Observation: Luis Silva recorded a Mediterranean monk seal in the Madeira archipelago. The observation includes photographs; the source obscures the location.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified Patrícia Gaspar / Domínio Público, quoting witness Tânia Ramos
Observation: Tânia Ramos told journalist Patrícia Gaspar that a large seal floated briefly at the surface beside Barreirinha bathing complex, submerged and reappeared nearby. The article reports other people at the neighbouring café also saw it.
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Date:Reported: Metade (source identification) Lobosonda; identification attributed to Madeira Natural Park
Observation: Lobosonda observed a monk seal inside Calheta marina. Its Portuguese account names the animal Metade. A later update describes the same visit and reports that the seal was alive with a neck wound, correcting an earlier mistaken death identification.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified Cláudio Jardim, Natureza Zero, firsthand account
Observation: Cláudio Jardim described a monk seal feeding about 30 metres away at lunchtime, shortly after he had left the water at Clube Naval do Funchal.
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Date: 2013Reported: Unidentified iNaturalist — Miguel
Observation: Miguel recorded a Mediterranean monk seal in the Madeira archipelago. The observation includes photographs; the source obscures the location.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified Lobosonda, firsthand boat-trip report
Observation: Lobosonda reported seeing one monk seal during its trip. The post included photographs but did not establish the seal's identity or exact location.
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Date: 2012Reported: Unidentified iNaturalist — Paul Kingsnorth
Observation: Paul Kingsnorth recorded a Mediterranean monk seal in the Madeira archipelago. The observation includes photographs; the source obscures the location.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified Madeira Wind Birds, firsthand expedition report
Observation: Madeira Wind Birds recorded one Mediterranean monk seal near Quinta do Lorde marina during its pelagic expedition.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified Lobosonda, firsthand boat-trip report
Observation: Lobosonda reported a brief morning encounter with one monk seal. The exact location was not stated.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified Lobosonda, firsthand boat-trip report
Observation: Lobosonda reported a monk seal eating a ray during its trip that day and included photographs. The encounter site was not specified.
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Date: 2010Reported: Unidentified iNaturalist — chacled
Observation: chacled recorded a Mediterranean monk seal in the Madeira archipelago. The observation includes photographs; the source obscures the location.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified Mark Coller, firsthand field notes published by Madeira Wind Birds
Observation: Mark Coller reported watching one monk seal in Funchal Harbour for about five minutes before it swam southeast.
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Date:Reported: Desertinha Rosa Pires, Parque Natural da Madeira; The Monachus Guardian, June 2009
Observation: Desertinha was found resting and visibly ill at Funchal Harbour. The original account explicitly dates this wild encounter before capture. She was subsequently taken into care and died on 1 December.
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Date:Reported: Tria Rosa Pires, Parque Natural da Madeira identification catalogue
Observation: First identified in Desertas.
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Date:Reported: Manchada Rosa Pires, Parque Natural da Madeira identification catalogue
Observation: First identified in Desertas.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified Wind Birds, firsthand observation report
Observation: Wind Birds watched one Mediterranean monk seal off Lido for about an hour before sunset. The seal appeared to be resting with its eyes closed; the observers were unsure whether it was injured.
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Date:Reported: Desertinha Rosa Pires, Parque Natural da Madeira; The Monachus Guardian, June 2007
Observation: Rosa Pires reports Desertinha back at the Desertas after her 2006 injury.
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Date: 2006Reported: Unidentified Rosa Pires, Parque Natural da Madeira, in The Monachus Guardian
Observation: Rosa Pires reported one male monk seal found dead and floating near Ilhéu Chão. Its recorded length was 161 cm. Decomposition prevented a preliminary cause-of-death diagnosis.
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Date: 2006Reported: Unidentified Rosa Pires, Parque Natural da Madeira, in The Monachus Guardian; Sealcentre Pieterburen archive on iNaturalist
Observation: Rosa Pires reported an injured hooded seal discovered in the Madeira archipelago. It subsequently died during rehabilitation. The archived case describes one juvenile male that stranded alive; the exact finding site is unspecified.
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Date:Reported: Mascarilha Rosa Pires / Parque Natural da Madeira
Observation: First identified in Desertas.
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Date:Reported: Desertinha Rosa Pires, Parque Natural da Madeira / The Monachus Guardian; photographs by Carlos Freitas
Observation: Desertinha was discovered alive off Madeira with a deep wound around her hind flippers. She subsequently stayed near a Funchal waterfront facility for several days. Rosa Pires reported her later recovery; the injury's cause was unconfirmed.
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Date:Reported: Pinta Rosa Pires / Parque Natural da Madeira
Observation: First identified in Desertas.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified William Lopez-Forment / Lindblad Expeditions
Observation: Naturalist William Lopez-Forment recorded one Mediterranean monk seal during a Zodiac excursion along the Desertas coast. The seal swam around the boat, briefly followed its engine bubbles and was photographed.
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Date:Reported: Loma Rosa Pires / Parque Natural da Madeira
Observation: First identified in Desertas.
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Date:Reported: Fêmea Y Rosa Pires, Parque Natural da Madeira identification catalogue
Observation: The catalogue records Fêmea Y's first identification at the Desertas.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified Desertas reserve wardens; reported by Rosa Pires, Parque Natural da Madeira, in The Monachus Guardian
Observation: Reserve wardens detected two young monk-seal pups in the Desertas Islands.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified Carlos Freitas photograph; Rosa Pires, Parque Natural da Madeira, in The Monachus Guardian
Observation: A monk seal was photographed visiting Caniçal's fishing port.
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Date:Reported: Metade Rosa Pires, Parque Natural da Madeira identification catalogue
Observation: The catalogue records the male Metade's first identification at the Desertas.
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Date:Reported: Esbranquiçado Rosa Pires, Parque Natural da Madeira identification catalogue
Observation: The catalogue records the male Esbranquiçado's first identification at the Desertas.
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Date:Reported: Risca-Grande Rosa Pires, Parque Natural da Madeira identification catalogue
Observation: The catalogue records the female Risca-Grande's first identification at the Desertas.