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The Caribbean monk seals' docile nature and lack of flight instinct in the presence of humans made them very easy to kill. [13] The second factor was the overfishing of the reefs that sustained the Caribbean monk seal population. With no fish or mollusks to feed on, the seals that were not killed by hunters for oil died of starvation. [22]
The Caribbean monk seals' docile nature and lack of an instinctive fear of humans made it an easy target, [43] and hunting only ended (in the 1850s) because the population was too low for commercial use. [44] Overfishing of the reefs that sustained the Caribbean monk seal population also contributed to their extinction.
Four seal species are estimated to have over one million members, while six are classified as endangered with population counts as low as 600, and two, the Caribbean monk seal and the Japanese sea lion, went extinct in the 20th century.
Megan McGinnis, associate director of Hawaii Community Conservation at Ke Kai Ola, said in a news release that the 2023 monk seal population estimate was over 1, 600. Nearly 30 % of the seals are ...
6. Caribbean Monk Seal (Neomonachus tropicalis) The Caribbean Monk Seal was declared extinct in 2008 due to overhunting and habitat loss. They were hunted extensively for their skin and blubber ...
The Hawaiian monk seal is one of the world’s most endangered marine mammals. For more than six decades, the population has declined. And while recent numbers show a slight growth, they are not ...
Caribbean monk seal: Monachus tropicalis: Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico: E Guadalupe fur seal: Arctophoca townsendi: U.S. (Farallon Islands of CA) south to Mexico (Islas Revillagigedo) T Hawaiian monk seal: Monachus schauinslandi: U.S. (HI) E Mediterranean monk seal: Monachus monachus: Mediterranean, Northwest African Coast and Black Sea E ...
Caribbean monk seal. There are over 260 species of carnivorans, the majority of which feed primarily on meat. They have a characteristic skull shape and dentition. Suborder: Pinnipedia. Family: Phocidae (earless seals) Genus: Neomonachus. Caribbean monk seal, N. tropicalis EX