This shows the recently extinct Caribbean monk seal, now classified as Neomonachus tropicalis. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to ...

Fewer than 700 Mediterranean monk seals hang on between Madeira and the Aegean Sea, while the last Caribbean monk seal was seen in the 1950s. With survival rates down and the population at a critical ...

These seals forage on the sea floor, usually on talus or sand near coral reefs ... the Hawaiian monk seal will likely meet the fate of the now-extinct Caribbean monk seal if urgent action is not taken ...

We are also certain that the Caribbean monk seal and the Japanese sea lion are extinct because researchers haven’t spotted one in 50 years. Seals: One of the world’s loneliest animals ...