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A Mediterranean Monk Seal Pup on the Apulian Coast (Southern Italy): Sign of an Ongoing Recolonisation? [PDF]

Diversity, 2020
The Mediterranean monk seal (Monachus monachus) is one of the most endangered marine mammals in the world. This species has been threatened since ancient times by human activities and currently amounts to approximately 700 individuals distributed in the ...
Tommaso Righi, Nicola Maio, Vincenzo Caputo Barucchi   +2 more
exaly   +6 more sources

A novel approach for Mediterranean monk seal conservation: an artificial ledge in a marine cave

Oryx, 2023
The Mediterranean monk seal Monachus monachus, categorized as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, comprises 600–700 individuals in the eastern Mediterranean Sea and eastern Atlantic Ocean. Habitat degradation is a severe threat to the species.
Ezgi Saydam, Harun Güçlüsoy, Zafer Alı Kızılkaya   +2 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Maternal behavior and early behavioral ontogeny of the Mediterranean monk seal Monachus monachus in Greece

Endangered Species Research, 2021
Understanding behavioral ontogeny is important for the successful conservation of endangered marine mammals. This is particularly the case for phocid seals, as during the early stages of their life they must acquire, largely independently, essential ...
AA Karamanlidis, P Dendrinos, F Trillmich   +2 more
doaj   +2 more sources

First Report of the Parasitic Nematode Pseudoterranova spp. Found in Mediterranean Monk Seal (Monachus monachus) in Greece: Conservation Implications

Conservation, 2022
The Mediterranean monk seal (Monachus monachus) is classified as an endangered species by the IUCN, with a global population that does not exceed 800 individuals.
Efstathia Koitsanou, Joanne Sarantopoulou, Anastasia Komnenou, Athanasios Exadactylos, Panagiotis Dendrinos, Elias Papadopoulos, Georgios A. Gkafas   +6 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Citizen science in eDNA monitoring for Mediterranean monk seal conservation [PDF]

BMC Ecology and Evolution
Background Citizen Science (CS) offers a promising approach to enhance data collection and engage communities in conservation efforts. This study evaluates the use of CS in environmental DNA (eDNA) monitoring for Mediterranean monk seal conservation.
Sofia Bonicalza, Elena Valsecchi, Emanuele Coppola, Valeria Catapano, Harriet Thatcher   +4 more
doaj   +2 more sources

First Insights into the Home Range of an Adult Male Mediterranean Monk Seal Monachus monachus in the Ionian Sea, Greece, and Considerations About the Future Management of the Area [PDF]

Animals
From August 2021 to December 2023, one adult male Mediterranean monk seal was repeatedly registered, through a systematic monitoring camera system, frequenting a marine cave in southern Kefalonia Island, central Ionian Sea, Greece.
Aliki Panou, Spyros Tsoukalas, Anastasios Anestis, Luigi Bundone   +3 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Ten Years of Mediterranean Monk Seal Stranding Records in Greece under the Microscope: What Do the Data Suggest? [PDF]

Animals
This paper presents the results of an analysis of stranding events of the Mediterranean monk seal Monachus monachus over a decade. The analysis involved categorization according to the cause of stranding and seasonality, the identification of hotspot ...
Maria Solanou, Aliki Panou, Irida Maina, Stefanos Kavadas, Marianna Giannoulaki   +4 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Fecal and skin microbiota of two rescued Mediterranean monk seal pups during rehabilitation [PDF]

Microbiology Spectrum
The role of animal host-associated microbiomes is becoming more apparent and defined for wild animals, especially for the species under conservation strategies.
Aggeliki Dosi, Alexandra Meziti, Eleni Tounta, Kimon Koemtzopoulos, Anastasia Komnenou, Panagiotis Dendrinos, Konstantinos Kormas   +6 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Diet of a Mediterranean monk seal Monachus monachus in a transitional post-weaning phase and its implications for the conservation of the species [PDF]

Endangered Species Research, 2019
The Mediterranean monk seal Monachus monachus is the most endangered pinniped in the world and is considered Endangered by the IUCN. Transition from suckling to active feeding is a critical time in the development of all mammal species, and understanding
Kıraç, CO, Ok, M
doaj   +2 more sources

Ecological Trap in the Nest: Human Hair Causes the Death of Breeding Barn Swallows (<i>Hirundo rustica</i>). [PDF]

Ecol Evol
The prevalence of anthropogenic materials in barn swallows (Hirundo rustica) nests and their association with entanglement injury or mortality was studied. We report for the first time that hair incorporated into nests can cause entanglement mortality in barn swallows.
Peng C, Yan K, Lin S, Liang W.
europepmc   +2 more sources