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- proper noun A taxonomic
genus within thefamily Phocidae — themonk seal .
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The Battle of Stamford Bridge 1066 and the life of Haraldr Sigurðarson, according to Theodoricus Monachus admin | September 27, 2009
De Re Militari: The Society for Medieval Military History » 2009 » September 2009
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A small population of about 150 of one of the world's rarest animals, the monk seal Monachus monachus (E), lives on the Cote des Phoques at Cap Blanc, their survival threatened by the collapse in 1982 of their breeding caves and by disease.
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The Caribbean monk seal (Monachus tropicalis) is today considered extinct.
Cayos Miskitos-San Andrés and Providencia moist forests 2007
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A number of marine projects have been conducted including measures for the recovery of the monk seal (Monachus monachus) in the Atlantic and support projects for the conservation of the loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta) and the bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus).
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The Caribbean monk seal (Monachus tropicalis, EX), which was once widespread throughout the Caribbean, was hunted into oblivion, with the last individual collected in 1965.
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The Mediterranean monk seal (Monachus monachus CR) has its last stronghold in the coves along the Cap Blanc Peninsula near the Mauritanian town of Nouadhibou on the border with Western Sahara.
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Key migratory staging posts for the birds using the Atlantic Coastal Flyway are found along the coast, and the coast also supports the world's largest population of the critically endangered Mediterranean monk seal (Monachus monachus).
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Mediterranean monk seal Monachus monachus (E) once had a colony in this area but has now disappeared.
Scandola Nature Reserve & Capes Girolata and Porto, France 2008
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Another important threat for Monachus monachus is destruction and accidental capture by fisherman.
Eastern Mediterranean conifer-sclerophyllous-broadleaf forests 2008
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The endangered loggerhead marine turtle (Caretta caretta) and the critically endangered Mediterranean monk seal (Monachus monachus) are flagship species for conservation activities in Turkey.
Eastern Mediterranean conifer-sclerophyllous-broadleaf forests 2008
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