Image: Nuno Vasco Rodrigues
SIGHTINGS MAP
In 2024, Madeirans reported 53 sightings of Monk seals, to date (20/05).
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Join us in the conservation of this species!
Have you seen a monk seal?
Do not seek for interaction, and keep a distance of at least 5 m (on land) or 50 m (if you are on a boat).
Remember it is a wild animal.
Send us your sigthing by filling in the registration form (see below) or if you prefer send us an email: lobomarinhomadeira@madeira.gov.pt ou sosvidaselvagem@madeira.gov.pt
If the monk seal is injured, sick or dead
Contact our SOS Wild Life Network directly through the number: (+351) 961 957 545
Until the SOS Network collaborator arrives, you should keep your distance from the animal, not touch it, not make noises, not feed it or give it water.
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The project “Mediterranean monk seal conservation status surveillance in Madeira archipelago”, is developed by the Institute of Forests and Nature Conservation (IFCN), and funded by the Monk Seal Alliance”,
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