Madeira waters
Lobosonda reported a monk seal eating a ray during its trip that day and included photographs. The encounter site was not specified.
Source: Lobosonda, firsthand boat-trip report
17 January 2011 · Madeira watersMadeira · Atlantic Ocean
Madeira · stories
From the public record.
Read recent published observations from Madeira. Each entry keeps its original source attribution and a link back to the archive.
Madeira archipelago
chacled recorded a Mediterranean monk seal in the Madeira archipelago. The observation includes photographs; the source obscures the location.
Source: iNaturalist — chacled
17 Jun 2010 · Madeira archipelagoFunchal
Mark Coller reported watching one monk seal in Funchal Harbour for about five minutes before it swam southeast.
Source: Mark Coller, firsthand field notes published by Madeira Wind Birds
16 May 2010 · FunchalFunchal
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
27 November 2008 · FunchalDesertas Islands
First identified in Desertas.
Source: Rosa Pires, Parque Natural da Madeira identification catalogue
12 November 2008 · Desertas IslandsDesertas Islands
First identified in Desertas.
Source: Rosa Pires, Parque Natural da Madeira identification catalogue
7 November 2008 · Desertas IslandsFunchal
Wind Birds watched one Mediterranean monk seal off Lido for about an hour before sunset. The seal appeared to be resting with its eyes closed; the observers were unsure whether it was injured.
Source: Wind Birds, firsthand observation report
14 May 2008 · FunchalDesertas Islands
Rosa Pires reports Desertinha back at the Desertas after her 2006 injury.
Source: Rosa Pires, Parque Natural da Madeira; The Monachus Guardian, June 2007
7 March 2007 · Desertas IslandsDesertas 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.
Source: Rosa Pires, Parque Natural da Madeira, in The Monachus Guardian
14 Aug 2006 · Desertas IslandsMadeira archipelago
Rosa Pires reported an injured hooded seal discovered in the Madeira archipelago. It subsequently died during rehabilitation. The archived case describes one juvenile male that stranded alive; the exact finding site is unspecified.
Source: Rosa Pires, Parque Natural da Madeira, in The Monachus Guardian; Sealcentre Pieterburen archive on iNaturalist
3 Aug 2006 · Madeira archipelagoDesertas Islands
First identified in Desertas.
Source: Rosa Pires / Parque Natural da Madeira
13 May 2006 · Desertas IslandsMadeira
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
6 May 2006 · Madeira