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May
1999
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Editorial:
How Much is a Monk Seal Worth?
Why sustainable utilization of monk seals (or so-called ‘wise use’) may have crept in through the back door, wearing a disguise… Obituary: Bahtiye Mursaloglu, 1918–1999 Cem O. Kiraç, Ilksen D. Bas and Keith Ronald reflect upon one woman’s efforts to save the monk seals of Turkey... including ‘He didn’t eat the seal, did he?’ – A Judge’s reaction to the persecution of a Hawaiian monk seal... Cover Story: Action & Action Plans by Giulia Mo. Why sporadic sightings may mean that monk seal conservation in Italy is not a lost cause... In Focus: The Historical Presence of Monk Seals in the Tuscan Archipelago by Luigi Guarrera. A survey of former monk seal habitat in Italy’s Tuscan archipelago... Perspectives: The Old Woman Who Swallowed the Fly by William M. Johnson. Why Hawaiian monk seal conservation bears an uncanny resemblance to an English nursery rhyme... W. M. Johnson & D. M. Lavigne. 1999. [Abstract]. Monk Seals in Antiquity. The Mediterranean Monk Seal (Monachus monachus) in Ancient History and Literature. Mededelingen. No. 35. The Netherlands Commission for International Nature Protection. In Press. H. Güçlüsoy, G. Mo, Y. Savas, C. Sigismondi. Feasibility study for daily monitoring of a potential breeding cave for the Mediterranean monk seal, Monachus monachus.
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Cover Story: Will habitat protection encourage the monk seal to return to its former haunts in Italy?
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