Caribbean Monk Seal Declared Extinct
By Richard Chasey, posted on June 11th, 2008 in Biodiversity
Originally Published by Environment News Service
Once widespread throughout the Caribbean sea, Gulf of Mexico, and west Atlantic Ocean, the Caribbean monk seal – the only subtropical seal native to the Caribbean Sea and Gulf – has officially been declared extinct due to human causes.
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