A new extralimital sighting of Monachusmonachus (Hermann, 1779) in the Aquatina di Frigole NATURA 2000 site (IT9150003) beach (Salento peninsula, Apulia Region, Italy) after two decades: strategies for conservation are needed

The Mediterranean monk seal Monachusmonachus (Hermann, 1779) is the most endangered pinniped in the world. In addition, its presence has not been documented for about two decades in the Apulian Region and about 10 years along the Italian coastline. In this work, we aim to describe an exceptional and...

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Autores principales: Zangaro, Francesco, Schifano, Vincenzo, Specchia, Valeria, Tzafesta, Eftychia, Pinna, Maurizio
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Pensoft Publishers 2020
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Short Communication
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9848609/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36760334
http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.8.e53950
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Sumario:The Mediterranean monk seal Monachusmonachus (Hermann, 1779) is the most endangered pinniped in the world. In addition, its presence has not been documented for about two decades in the Apulian Region and about 10 years along the Italian coastline. In this work, we aim to describe an exceptional and well-documented observation of a subadult specimen of Monachusmonachus occurring during the last days of January 2020 in the Salento peninsula (Apulia Region, Italy) for the first time after two decades of local extinction in the south-western Adriatic Sea.

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