Madeira · observation
Desertas Islands
· Desertas Islands
First identified in Desertas.
- Species
- Mediterranean monk seal
- Number of seals
- 1
- Attributed name
- Manchada
- Source
- Rosa Pires, Parque Natural da Madeira identification catalogue
About this record
- Supporting evidence
- https://www.monachus-guardian.org/library/pires11a.pdf — First-identification record, printed p. 58; definitions p. 41.
- 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.