This species is now one of the most endangered mammals on Earth due to historic hunting and human encroachment on its habitat. Mediterranean monk seals used to rest on open beaches, but due to ...

He's a Mediterranean monk seal, rescued after he was separated from ... and as you can imagine, tourism, human development and all this kind of stuff are encroaching in their habitat.

Mediterranean monk seals are skilled hunters ... They are often named after those who found them, but human interaction is kept minimal to ensure their successful reintegration into the wild.

Footage of the incident showed the mother monk seal charging at the woman while she was in the water Jason Hahn is a former Human Interest and Sports Reporter for PEOPLE. He started at PEOPLE's ...

Panagis the Mediterranean monk seal will soon be well enough to go home. As he sits on the side of a pool at a rehabilitation center in Greece eating his delectable lunch of whole mackerel ...

Sleek and remarkably fast in the water, the monk seal is a skillful hunter and can consume up to 3 kilograms (6 pounds) of fish, octopus and squid a day. But it’s not averse to a ready meal ...