Madeira · observation
Near Ilhéu Chão, Desertas Islands
· Desertas Islands
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.
- Species
- Mediterranean monk seal
- Number of seals
- 1
- Attributed name
- Unidentified
- Source
- Rosa Pires, Parque Natural da Madeira, in The Monachus Guardian
About this record
- Supporting evidence
- https://www.monachus-guardian.org/library/mguard18.pdf — November 2006, PDF page 15, discovery date and location. https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/24716425 — probable corresponding case S06-1554, also a dead male measuring 161 cm; uploaded 2019-05-07. Its date 2006-09-01 has an unresolved role and is not treated as another discovery. No photographs.
- 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.