THE MONACHUS GUARDIAN, JUNE 2008
Dear Colleagues and Friends of the Monk Seal This is to let you know that we have now published the June 2008 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: Twenty years of action, by Vangelis Paravas... Caribbean News: Extinct monk seal tells of once-teeming Caribbean reefs... Hawaiian News: Protection turns to volunteers... Mediterranean News: Croatia: Sightings continue in the north and central Adriatic... Greece: Monk seal massacred in the Cyclades... Turkey: Badem wanders freely in Gökova Bay, by Cem Orkun Kiraç and Harun Güçlüsoy... News Watch: Seal¹s behaviour causes concern and injuries as tourist season looms... Mauritania: Productivity remains high at Cabo Blanco, by Miguel A. Cedenilla et al. Cover Story: The changing face of marine litter, by Constantinos Triantafillou... In Focus: Orphan returns to Mother¹ Sea. Viktoria released into protected waters with a mobile phone but researchers still waiting for her call, by William M. Johnson... Monachus Science: So many seals, so little time: The rapid extinction of the Caribbean monk seal, by Kyle Baker... Letters to the Editor: Question mark over monk seal pup in Turkey? by Cem Orkun Kiraç and Harun Güçlüsoy, with a reply by Ali Gücü... Recent Publications. The current and back issues of The Monachus Guardian are also available from the Monk Seal Library <http://www.monachus-guardian.org/library.htm> and may either be viewed on-line, or downloaded as PDF files. Should you have any comments on the web site or its contents, please contact us at: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Our sincere thanks to all the friends and colleagues who have made this issue possible. William M. Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] PS. Don't hesitate to let us know if you appear to be on this email information list in error. _______________________________________ William M Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.monachus-guardian.org http://www.iridescent-publishing.com _______________________________________ _______________________________________________ MARMAM mailing list [email protected] https://lists.uvic.ca/mailman/listinfo/marmam
