Fury in Greece after an island s mascot seal is killed with a spear gun Kostis, a Mediterranean Monk Seal was killed last week off the coast of Alonissos - Copyright MOm Monachus Monachus / Facebook By
• Updated: 26/07/2021 - 18:51
Residents of a small Greek island have expressed their outrage at the “deliberate killing” of a seal they had all come to love.
“The innocent and unaware seal was executed at close range with a spear gun that had a large spear for exactly that purpose,” local NGO MOm announced in a Facebook post at the weekend. MOm, or Monachus Monachus, work to protect the endangered Mediterranean monk seal.
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