The Consrtvation Status is always according to the newes assessment by the IUCN (IUCN Redlist)
Mediterranean Monk Seal (Monachus monachus)
Conservation Category:
Critically endangered, trend decreasing
Threats:
They have a long history of negative interactions with humans (exploitation, commercial harvest, persecution as competitior for fisheries). Nowadays the strongest threats are: By-catch in nets of fisheries, displacing seals from their habitat, pollution, and low genetic diversity
Did you know?
It is one of the most threatened mammals in the world as less than 600 individuals are left
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Source: http://www.drumsnwhistles.com/2011/03/06/monk-seal-really-endangered/
Figure: A Mediterranean Monk Seal on a beach
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Monachus_monachus_distribution.png
Figure: Distribution of the Mediterranean Monk Seal
Copyright December 2014; Olivia Lucie Meier, Sharkworld.