Madeira · observation
Calheta marina
· Calheta
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.
- Species
- Mediterranean monk seal
- Number of seals
- 1
- Attributed name
- Metade (source identification)
- Source
- Lobosonda; identification attributed to Madeira Natural Park
About this record
- Supporting evidence
- https://blog.lobosonda.com/23-3-2014-robbe-im-hafen-finnwal-im-meer/ — Original trip diary explicitly dates the marina encounter to 23 March. Follow-up dated 28 March identifies Metade and refers back to that visit; these are one encounter. Identification is attributed to the source, not independently confirmed by Seal Watch.
- 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.