The last confirmed sighting of a monk seal in Israel occurred in December 2024, when reservist soldiers reported one at the Rosh HaNikra caves. A rare Mediterranean monk seal was discovered dead ...

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 ...

Once critically endangered and on the brink of extinction, Mediterranean monk seal populations are recovering thanks to dedicated conservation efforts. Greek organisation, the Hellenic Society for ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Populations of the rare marine mammals, with their big, round eyes and prominent whiskers, had dwindled so ...

With an estimated population of 20 to 22 seals, the species is showing signs of resilience, but conservationists warn that the battle to protect these endangered animals is far from over. Head of the ...

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Panagis hauls himself out of the pool at a rehabilitation center in Greece and scurries over for a delectable lunch: whole mackerel. It’s been about three months since ...

Panagis, an orphaned seal pup found struggling in the coastal waters of Cyprus, is now being nursed back to health in Greece. He’ll soon be ready to be released back into the wild. According to ...