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A Record 21 Monk Seal Pups Born in One Greek Marine Park in 2025, the Most in 40 Years

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🇬🇷 Greece

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)
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