MOm, Hellenic Society for the Study and Protection of the Monk Seal
Ocean LifeA Record 21 Monk Seal Pups Born in One Greek Marine Park in 2025, the Most in 40 Years
On 20 October 2026, a week-old orphaned monk seal pup found on a Kythira beach was ferried to Piraeus and onto MOm's 24-hour rehab unit, part of a recovery that produced a 40-year record of births in 2025.
21pupsMonk seal births recorded in the Alonnisos Northern Sporades National Marine Park in 2025 (40-year record)