The Monk seal who has been seen resting on the pebble beach in Paul do Mar over the last couple of weeks was found dead this morning. As yet, no further information has been released.
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The Regional Secretary for the Environment, Natural Resources and Climate Change today issued a plea asking everyone to protect the respect the Monk Seal that is resting on the beach in Paul do Mar.
The fur seal that was recently spotted in Paul do Mar, today returned to its new resting place.
The autopsy of Maminhas, the female Monk Seal who was found dead on the Desertas Islands has revealed that she died of natural causes.
A young Monk Seal was spotted yesterday briefly snoozing on Paul do Mar's pebble beach. According to the President of the Junta de Freguesia, Paulo Rodrigues, the seal basked in the sun for a 'few brief moments, ' and that it is not uncommon for Monk Seals to visit this particular beach.
The autopsy of the dead Monk Seal was performed at the Museu da Baleia, Caniçal this afternoon.
Since the 1st of July, the IFCN (Institute of Forests, Nature and Conservation) has been monitoring an injured and weak Monk seal. The animals situation was first made known through the SOS Vida Selvagem line, and the mammal is being closely watched by the IFCN and the GNR.