New monitoring confirms regular breeding of the Mediterranean monk seal in Northern Cyprus

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2021-07-01

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Beton, Damla
Broderick, Annette C.
Godley, Brendan J.
Kolac, Emre
Ok, Meltem
Snape, Robin T. E.

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The Endangered Mediterranean monk seal Monachus monachus is one of the most threatened marine mammals. Across Cyprus, suitable habitat and presence of monk seals is well documented and, recently, camera-trap surveys in Southern Cyprus found there to be pupping. We present results of the first camera-trap surveys in Northern Cyprus spanning the pupping period. Four adult/subadults and three pups were identified in three of eight caves monitored with camera traps. One site on the north-west of the island supported at least three adult/subadult seals and pupping occurred there in 3 consecutive years. The breeding and resting sites identified require urgent conservation to manage threats of disturbance, coastal development and fisheries bycatch. To determine the size of this population, a long-term survey with greater and more continuous coverage is required.

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Breeding, Camera trap, Cyprus, Mediterranean monk seal, Monachus monachus

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https://hdl.handle.net/11511/92765

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ORYX

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https://doi.org/10.1017/s0030605320000848

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Graduate School of Marine Sciences, Article

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D. Beton, A. C. Broderick, B. J. Godley, E. Kolac, M. Ok, and R. T. E. Snape, “New monitoring confirms regular breeding of the Mediterranean monk seal in Northern Cyprus,” ORYX, vol. 55, no. 4, pp. 522–525, 2021, Accessed: 00, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://hdl.handle.net/11511/92765.