It is hard to imagine anyone not being moved by the tragic tale of ‘Markos’ – the young Mediterranean monk seal who was brought into intensive care, struggling for life, but horribly mutilated by the bullet that shattered his jaw and nasal cavity.

Possibly it was a blessing Continue reading: An epidemic of killings]]> http://www.monachus-guardian.org/wordpress/2010/07/02/an-epidemic-of-killings/feed/ 0 http://www.monachus-guardian.org/wordpress/2009/05/25/just-published-the-monachus-guardian-june-2009/ http://www.monachus-guardian.org/wordpress/2009/05/25/just-published-the-monachus-guardian-june-2009/#comments Mon, 25 May 2009 08:56:46 +0000 Editor http://www.monachus-guardian.org/wordpress/?p=243

Cover Story: Freedom at last for KP2

We have now published the June 2009 issue of The Monachus Guardian, the biannual electronic journal focusing on the Mediterranean, Hawaiian and Caribbean monk seals. The site can be accessed at http://www.monachus-guardian.org.

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE CURRENT ISSUE:

Guest Editorial: Monk seal: Continue reading: JUST PUBLISHED: The Monachus Guardian, June 2009]]> http://www.monachus-guardian.org/wordpress/2009/05/25/just-published-the-monachus-guardian-june-2009/feed/ 0 http://www.monachus-guardian.org/wordpress/2009/05/24/foul-play-blamed-for-kauai-monk-seal-death/ http://www.monachus-guardian.org/wordpress/2009/05/24/foul-play-blamed-for-kauai-monk-seal-death/#comments Sun, 24 May 2009 10:44:34 +0000 Editor http://www.monachus-guardian.org/wordpress/?p=217 Press Watch –  The Honolulu Advertiser, May 23, 2009

Pregnant female called ‘important part of the breeding community’

A Hawaiian monk seal killed Thursday on Kaua’i's north shore was a pregnant female who had previously given birth to four pups, according to NOAA Fisheries.

Witness accounts suggest the 600-pound monk seal, known to Continue reading: ‘Foul play’ blamed for Kauai monk seal death]]> http://www.monachus-guardian.org/wordpress/2009/05/24/foul-play-blamed-for-kauai-monk-seal-death/feed/ 0 http://www.monachus-guardian.org/wordpress/2009/05/16/artemis-found-dead-on-skiathos/ http://www.monachus-guardian.org/wordpress/2009/05/16/artemis-found-dead-on-skiathos/#comments Sat, 16 May 2009 11:10:25 +0000 admin http://www.monachus-guardian.org/wordpress/?p=65 Orphaned monk seal pup ‘Artemis’ has been found dead on Skiathos in the Northern Sporades.

The body was discovered on 14 May 2009, floating in Skiathos harbour. It was transferred the same day to Athens for necropsy, conducted by Prof. Dr. Thijs Kuiken, a veterinary pathologist specialising in marine mammals from Erasmus University, Rotterdam.