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Desertas Islands

· Desertas Islands

Rosa Pires reports Desertinha back at the Desertas after her 2006 injury.

Species
Mediterranean monk seal
Number of seals
1
Attributed name
Desertinha
Source
Rosa Pires, Parque Natural da Madeira; The Monachus Guardian, June 2007

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Supporting evidence
https://www.monachus-guardian.org/library/mguard19.pdf — Page 19 explicitly gives 7 March; issue dated June 2007.
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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Funchal Harbour

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.

Source: Rosa Pires, Parque Natural da Madeira; The Monachus Guardian, June 2009

Madeira coast; initial discovery site unspecified

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.

Source: Rosa Pires, Parque Natural da Madeira / The Monachus Guardian; photographs by Carlos Freitas

Small anchorage bay, Deserta Grande

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.

Source: John Wright, Madeira 3–12 July 2019 trip report / Mammal Watching

Desertas Islands

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.

Source: Madeira Regional Government, reporting IFCN field observations