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The Mediterranean monk seal (Monachus monachus) is a monk seal belonging to the family Phocidae.As of 2015, it is estimated that fewer than 700 individuals survive in three or four isolated subpopulations in the Mediterranean, (especially) in the Aegean Sea, the archipelago of Madeira and the Cabo Blanco area in the northeastern Atlantic Ocean. [3]
Monk seals are earless seals of the tribe Monachini.They are the only earless seals found in tropical climates. The two genera of monk seals, Monachus and Neomonachus, comprise three species: the Mediterranean monk seal, Monachus monachus; the Hawaiian monk seal, Neomonachus schauinslandi; and the Caribbean monk seal, Neomonachus tropicalis, which became extinct in the 20th century.
The Memorandum of Understanding concerning Conservation Measures for the Eastern Atlantic Populations of the Mediterranean Monk Seal is a multilateral environmental memorandum of understanding (MoU) and entered into effect on 18 October 2007, under the auspices of the Convention on Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS), also known as the Bonn Convention.
This is a list of the mammal species recorded in Israel. ... Mediterranean monk seal, Monachus monachus [5] Least weasel, Mustela nivalis [5]
Bearded seal, Erignathus barbatus NA (Northern Scandinavia) Grey seal, Halichoerus grypus LC (Norway, Baltics, Great Britain and Ireland) Mediterranean monk seal, Monachus monachus VU (Mediterranean) Harp seal, Pagophilus groenlandicus NA (Northern Scandinavia) Common seal, Phoca vitulina LC; Ringed seal, Pusa hispida LC (Northern Scandinavia)
Hawaiian monk seals grow to be 6-7 feet long, weigh 400-600 pounds, and can live more than 30 years. Males and females are generally the same size — the only way to tell them apart is to look at ...
The IDP monk seal photo-identification catalogue is updated on a yearly basis and is available online. On-going monk seal research incorporates new technologies, namely UAVs (drones) and soundtraps (passive acoustic monitoring) in collaboration with the Marine Mammal Research Program of the University of Hawaii and with the Sea Mammal Research ...
Monk seals still face numerous threats, which include intentional harm by humans, marine debris entanglement, diseases such as toxoplasmosis, and loss of habitat due to climate change.