Russian Far East · observation
Razdolnaya River near Borisovka
· Primorsky Krai
Local fishers saw a young spotted seal in a backwater of the Razdolnaya River near Borisovka and named it Vegas. The Tyulen rehabilitation centre later coordinated its return to coastal waters.
- Species
- Spotted seal
- Number of seals
- 1
- Attributed name
- Vegas / Вегас (fishers' name)
- Source
- Kirill Starkov — MK Vladivostok, citing fishers and Tyulen centre
About this record
- Supporting evidence
- https://vlad.mk.ru/social/2026/07/14/bral-edu-s-ruk-i-ne-boyalsya-trogatelnaya-istoriya-spaseniya-tyulenya-v-primore.html — The report explicitly dates the fishers' first sighting to 6 July 2026.
- Identification confidence
- Not recorded
- Editorial status
- Published by Seal Watch.
Source wording, attributed names and approximate date labels are preserved. A published report does not establish a verified animal identity.