Turkey's fishermen and the shy monk seal have both suffered from declining fish in the Mediterranean. But now the fishermen are working to protect the monk seal - and at the same time, improve their ...

It's happened again: Another endangered Hawaiian monk seal has been found bludgeoned to death. It's the ninth suspicious death of a monk seal since 2009; some have been cruelly beaten, others shot.

DESCRIPTION: Named for its resemblance to a Catholic monk, the Hawaiian monk seal has folds around its neck and is gray in color, with pelage often turning brown from weathering. Adult females weigh ...

NARRATOR:'This is Kostis, one of the world's most endangered animals. He's a Mediterranean monk seal, rescued after he was separated from his mum in a storm.' NARRATOR:'There used to be huge ...

State officials say a Hawaiian monk seal pup has been born on Mokulua Nui, one of the islets off of Lanikai, prompting a suspension of commercial landing permits. The Hawaii Department of Land and ...

Bruno D’Amicis (Italy) is rewarded for his perseverance with a mosaic-like image of a Mediterranean monk seal. Beneath the clifftop where Bruno lay hidden, a Mediterranean monk seal glided through the ...

Sighting a seal in Sardinia is rare, but not impossible: these are specimens of the Mediterranean monk seal, an endangered species that once populated the coasts of the island in large numbers.