The Monachus Guardian 13 (2): December 2010. The Internet journal dedicated to the Mediterranean, Hawaiian and Caribbean monk seals, Monachus monachus, Monachus schauinslandi, Monachus tropicalis
This issue in Acrobat-PDF format [1.9MB].
Editorial: Growing up with monk seals in Madeira
by Gil Pereira…
(Published on the TMG News Blog)
including:
Greece: Lazarus dies in rehab
Italy: Monk seals in Italy: an increasing presence
Lebanon: Seal sightings
Mauritania & Western Sahara: New productivity record
Turkey: Monk seal pup rescued in Aydıncık, Mersin
Cover Story: Cave habitats used by Mediterranean monk seals (Monachus monachus) in Sardinia
by Luigi Bundone
In Focus I: Mediterranean monk seal mortality in 2010 in Greece
by Marianna Psaradellis, Vangelis Paravas and Alexandros A. Karamanlidis
In Focus II: Three monk seal encounters in the Northern Gulf of Evia, Greece
by Giovanni Bearzi and Silvia Bonizzoni
Perspectives: A new healthcare facility for Hawaiian monk seals in Kona, Hawaii
by Jeff Boehm
including: Genetic scepticism – just how important is genetic research to the conservation of the Mediterranean monk seal?
Mauritania & Western Sahara:
New productivity record
Cover Story: Cave habitats in Sardinia
Perspectives: A new healthcare facility in Hawaii