Mediterranean monk seal

As I left the first-aid station of MOm, the Hellenic Society for the Study and Protection of the Monk Seal, in Spata, northeastern Attica, I couldn't help wondering whether seals remember things the same way we do. I had just visited Kostis, a male Monachus monachus pup in the care of the nonprofit organization's vets, biologists and volunteers.

A two-month-old Mediterranean monk seal, which was found when it washed ashore dead in the southeastern province of Antalya on Nov. 24, is set to be exhibited at Akdeniz University’s Faculty of Aquaculture Museum, Doğan News Agency has reported.

Every Greek Island has its own personal characteristics. There are cosmopolitan as well as deserted Islands. Some have an intense night life, while others are calmer and more suitable for family holidays. There are those who offer a variety of exhilarating water sport activities, those that give off an artistic flair, as well as the ultimate ones for relaxing.

There is perhaps no better way to see the northern Sporades than via a leisurely sailing trip through the turquoise waters of this cluster of small islands located in the northwestern Aegean.

Authorities on Samos are looking for the person responsible for shooting a protected Mediterranean monk seal whose body washed up on a beach earlier this month.

A Mediterranean monk seal that came to the coast of Karaburun in İzmir drew great interest among locals. Security measures were taken to protect the seal, which rested in a boat until late on Jan 5 before leaving.

Argyro is a monk seal who can be seen posing for photographs on the beaches of Samos in the eastern Aegean, a mascot and favorite attraction with young and old alike. While still a pup, about three years ago, she started approaching bathers and soon gained quite a following. But can a wild 150-kilogram animal really be treated like a pet?

Alonnisos, the island of the Northern Sporades in the central Aegean, is abolishing plastic bags from stores and supermarkets in an effort to go green. The project kicked off on December 1 so as to protect the island’s fragile ecosystem. The initiative is spearheaded by the Mediterranean SOS Network (MedSOS).

The municipality of Alonissos in cooperation with the Mediterranean SOS Network and MOm (Hellenic Society for the Study and Protection of the Monk Seal)  launced an ambitious program today, entitled Alonissos  without plastic bags’, and became the first island to abolish the use of plastic bags.

A Mediterranean monk seal appeared on the surface of the water and posed for the cameras off the Cennet Beach in Turkey?s touristic district of Bodrum.

The endangered species appeared in the sea off Bodrum?s Göltürkbükü neighborhood before disappearing back into the Aegean.