Madeira · observation
Madeira coastal waters; exact site unreported
· Madeira waters
Lobosonda reported a brief morning encounter with one monk seal. The exact location was not stated.
- Species
- Mediterranean monk seal
- Number of seals
- 1
- Attributed name
- Unidentified
- Source
- Lobosonda, firsthand boat-trip report
About this record
- Supporting evidence
- https://blog.lobosonda.com/27-06-2011/ — Dated title and same-day narrative establish 27 June 2011. The accompanying monk-seal image is explicitly labelled an archive photograph, so it is not photographic evidence of this encounter.
- 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.