Since then, he has been one of dozens of Mediterranean monk seals, or Monachus monachus, that have been nursed back to health ...

Cyprus is set to open a new facility dedicated to the care of the endangered Mediterranean monk seal (Monachus monachus), authorities announced on Saturday, marking International Seal Day.

The young Mediterranean monk seal (Monachus monachus) Panayis, rescued in the Famagusta district after his mother’s death in November 2024, arrived at Larnaca airport on Friday morning following ...

“Monachus monachus is one of the rarest seal species in the world and the rarest marine mammal in Europe,” head of the ministry’s seal monitoring programme Charalambos Nicolaou said.