Mediterranean Monk Seal (Monachus monachus) 5-Year Review: Summary and Evaluation
A 5-year review is a periodic analysis of a species’ status conducted to ensure that the listing…
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Monachus monachus
The Mediterranean monk seal is one of the rarest marine mammals in the world and one of only a few pinniped species to reside in tropical and subtropical waters. Currently, only 600 to 700 individuals remain. Major threats to the Mediterranean monk seal include displacement and habitat deterioration, deliberate killing by humans, and fisheries bycatch and entanglement.
The Mediterranean monk seal is found in the Mediterranean Sea and the eastern Atlantic Ocean along the coast of Northwest Africa. The Mediterranean monk seal is listed as endangered under the Endangered Species Act and depleted under the Marine Mammal Protection Act.
Kingdom | Animalia | Phylum | Chordata | Class | Mammalia | Order | Carnivora | Family | Phocidae | Genus | Monachus | Species | monachus |
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The Mediterranean monk seal is listed as endangered under the Endangered Species Act and depleted under the Marine Mammal Protection Act.
The Mediterranean monk seal was listed as endangered under the Endangered Species Act in 1970.
We completed a 5-year review for this species in September 2017.
A 5-year review is a periodic analysis of a species’ status conducted to ensure that the listing…