Caribbean monk seal - Wikipedia
The Caribbean monk seal (Neomonachus tropicalis), also known as the West Indian seal or sea wolf, is an extinct species of seal native to the Caribbean. The main natural predators of Caribbean monk seals were large sharks , such as great whites and tiger sharks , and possibly transient orcas (though killer whales are not often sighted in the ...
Caribbean Monk Seal Gone Extinct From Human Causes, …
2008年6月9日 · After a five year review, NOAA’s Fisheries Service has determined that the Caribbean monk seal, which has not been seen for more than 50 years, has gone extinct — the first type of seal...
Caribbean Monk Seals Officially Declared Extinct - American …
Scientists believe that overfishing, hunting, and habitat destruction were the primary reasons for the species’ decline and eventual extinction. The Caribbean monk seal (Monachus tropicalis) was a species of marine mammal belonging to the family Phocidae, order Carnivora.
Caribbean Monk Seal (Monachus tropicalis) EXTINCT - Pinnipeds
The Caribbean monk seal is the only pinniped species which has become extinct in modern times. The reason for the extinction would seem to be quite obvious: they were mindlessly slaughtered in large numbers by European hunters, by plantation settlers and even by so-called scientists from the 17th to the 19th centuries.
Monachus tropicalis - Society for Marine Mammalogy
The Caribbean monk seal (Neomonachus tropicalis), also known as the West Indian seal or sea wolf, is an extinct species of seal native to the Caribbean. The main natural predators of Caribbean monk seals were large sharks , such as great whites and tiger sharks , and possibly transient orcas (though killer whales are not often sighted in the ...
For the First Time in More Than 100 Years, Scientists Discover New Seal ...
2014年5月14日 · The now extinct Caribbean monk seal shares an evolutionary connection with the endangered Hawaiian monk seal--one more reason to save the species
Shifting Baselines and The Extinction of The Caribbean Monk Seal
2013年7月21日 · The recent extnction of the Caribbean monk seal Monachus tropicalis has been considered an example of a human-caused extinction in the marine environment, and this species was considered a driver of the changes that have occurred in the structure of Caribbean coral reef ecosystems since colonial times.
Smithsonian Scientists Use Extinct Species to Reclassify the …
2014年5月14日 · With the Caribbean species now extinct, the Hawaiian monk seal is the last surviving species of the genus Neomonachus, as the Mediterranean species is in its genus, Monachus. Both species are listed as “critically endangered” by the International Union for Conservation of Nature.
Caribbean Monk Seal - National Maritime Historical Society
In 2008 the US National Marine Fisheries Service, after a thorough study and review, concluded that the species is definitely extinct. The Caribbean monk seal’s close relatives are also in danger: the Mediterranean monk seal has only about 600 animals left on the planet; the third member of the monk seal family, the Hawaiian, is critically ...
Caribbean Monk Seals Declared Extinct - MarineBio Conservation Society
2008年6月9日 · Caribbean monk seals, Monachus tropicalis, were listed as endangered on March 11, 1967, under the Endangered Species Preservation Act, and relisted under the Endangered Species Act on April 10, 1979.