NARRATOR:'This is Kostis, one of the world's most endangered animals. He's a Mediterranean monk seal, rescued after he was separated from his mum in a storm.' NARRATOR:'There used to be huge ...

Turkey's fishermen and the shy monk seal have both suffered from declining fish in the Mediterranean. But now the fishermen are working to protect the monk seal - and at the same time, improve their ...

Bruno D’Amicis (Italy) is rewarded for his perseverance with a mosaic-like image of a Mediterranean monk seal. Beneath the clifftop where Bruno lay hidden, a Mediterranean monk seal glided through the ...

Greek authorities are searching for the killer of Kostis, a Mediterranean monk seal, which became the island's symbol. Kostis was named after the fisherman who saved it after a storm in 2018.

Yulia is a Mediterranean monk seal, one of roughly 600-700 left in the world, according to the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, though other estimates put the number even lower.

An inhabited island in Greece has been overthrown by eager tourists - all battling for one thing; a picture opportunity with Mediterranean monk seals. Photo-obsessed tourists have taken to extreme ...

POPULATION TREND: Since the mid-1950s, the monk seal population has precipitously declined, with only about 1,200 animals remaining. Scientists predict that the population will fall below 1,000 ...