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

The Mediterranean monk seal (<i>Monachus monachus</i>) 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 Eastern Mediterranean Sea (...

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Main Authors: Tatiana Fioravanti, Andrea Splendiani, Tommaso Righi, Nicola Maio, Sabrina Lo Brutto, Antonio Petrella, Vincenzo Caputo Barucchi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-06-01
Series:Diversity
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/12/6/258