Vol. 7 / No. 2

Published by Friends of the Monk Seal

November 2004 

This issue in Acrobat-PDF format [1.3MB].

Guest Editorial: Fifteen years onboard “the Odyssey”

by Panayiotis Dendrinos

International News

Hawaiian News

Mediterranean News

– including Greek protected areas in limbo despite prime minister’s assurances… Rehabilitated seal ‘Weam’ found dead in Mauritania and Greeks and Turks join forces in rescue project

Cover Story: 40 years of monk seal conservation in Turkey

by Cem Orkun Kiraç, Yalçin Savas and Harun Güçlüsoy

In Focus I: Developing closer ties between Turkey and Greece in monk seal conservation

by Yalçin Savas and Harun Güçlüsoy

In Focus II: Is the broken link between two isolated colonies in the northeastern Mediterranean re-establishing?

by Ali Cemal Gucu

Perspectives: Monk seal conservation “unveiled”

by Alexandros Karamanlidis

Should you be considering a career – or just a spell as a volunteer – in monk seal research and conservation?

Monachus Science:

Güçlüsoy, H. and Y. Savas. Catalogue of the monk seals in the Foça Pilot Monk Seal Conservation Area, Turkey, from 1993 to 1999

Letters to the Editor

Recent Publications

Publishing Info

Guest Editorial: 15 years onboard “the Odyssey”

Cover Story: 40 years of monk seal conservation in Turkey

In Focus: Developing closer ties between Turkey and Greece in monk seal conservation

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