The Monachus Guardian 9 (1): June 2006. The Internet journal dedicated to the Mediterranean, Hawaiian and Caribbean monk seals, Monachus monachus, Monachus schauinslandi, Monachus tropicalis


Vol. 9 / No. 1	Published by Friends of the Monk Seal	June 2006

Monachus Guardian Vol.9 (1)
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– including: Mediterranean governments vow protection for the Mediterranean monk seal, by Kostas Triantafillou

– including:

• Croatia

• Cyprus

• Greece
1990-2004: 15 years of monk seal rehabilitation

• Madeira
Pup tally 2005

• Mauritania & Western Sahara
Spanish industrial fleet collaborates in monk seal conservation

• Spain
Translocation: back on the agenda

• Turkey
NGOs unite against downgrading of protected areas

Eco-fish: A project to facilitate peaceful co-existence between seals and fishermen

Cover Story: The government of the Balearic Islands, working towards the recovery of the Mediterranean monk seal

by Joan Mayol

Feature: The twists and turns of monk seal science

by Paul Koberstein

Cover Story: The Balearic Islands
– preparing for a return home.

Mauritania: Bringing marine conservation
into the schools of Nouadhibou.

Turkey: Will a downgrading of protected areas
hurt the monk seal?

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