The Mediterranean monk seal is one of the rarest marine mammals in the world, and their declining numbers may have begun millennia ago
The rarest seal species in the world started its population decline millennia ago, possibly due to the rise of ancient human civilisations.
are exceptionally endangered. Once widespread throughout the Mediterranean Sea, Black Sea and warmer North Atlantic coastlines, there are currently only a few hundred left in disjointed populations. Previous research has shown that these groups have low genetic variation, leaving them susceptible to disease and other threats. But it wasn’t clear precisely how these seals became so vulnerable. …App + Web
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