THE MONACHUS GUARDIAN, JUNE 2007 Dear Colleagues and Friends of the Monk Seal This is to let you know that we have now published the June 2007 issue of The Monachus Guardian, the biannual electronic journal focusing on the Mediterranean, Hawaiian and Caribbean monk seals. The site can be accessed at <http://www.monachus-guardian.org> HIGHLIGHTS OF THE CURRENT ISSUE: Guest Editorial: A joyful loss, by Ilksen D. Bas... Hawaiian News: NMFS report warns of Hawaiian monk seal extinction... Mediterranean News: Greece:- Mixed signals from the management bodies of key protected areas, by Spyros Kotomatas... Madeira:- Habitat study around Madeira Island, by Rosa Pires & Manel Gazo... Turkey:- Monk seal pup ³Badem² returns home, by Cem Orkun Kiraç and Harun Güçlüsoy... Stop Press: Orphan's behaviour provoking concerns in Turkey, by William M. Johnson... Cover Story: Mediterranean: Making a blue sea green, by William M. Johnson... In Focus: Pup rescue in Samandag, by Ali Cemal Gücü, Evrim Erbil, Meltem Ok, Serdar Sakinan and Billur Celebi. Research 1: Possible seal pox in the Monachus monachus Cyprus colony Is stress and hunger a contributing factor? by Huseyin Cihan, Nilufer Aytug and Ali Cemal Gücü. Research 2: Monk seal (Monachus monachus) sightings in the Croatian part of the Adriatic with a special reference to the population of open-sea islands, by J. Antolovic, M. Antolovic, N. Antolovic, B. Furlan, Lj. Adamic-Antolovic, R. Antolovic and I. Cok. Monachus Science: Results of a research and information campaign on the possible presence of monk seals on the west coast of Algeria, by M. Bouderbala, D. Bouras, D. Bekrattou, K. Doukara, M.F. Abdelghani and Z. Boutiba. Monachus Science Posters: Conservation status and priorities of the critically endangered Mediterranean monk seal Monachus monachus in the archipelago of Madeira, by R. Pires, H.C. Neves & A.A. Karamanlidis. Letters to the Editor. Recent Publications. The current and back issues of The Monachus Guardian are also available from the Monk Seal Library <http://www.monachus-guardian.org/library.htm> and may either be viewed on-line, or downloaded as PDF files. Should you have any comments on the web site or its contents, please contact us at: editor@monachus-guardian.org. Our sincere thanks to all the friends and colleagues who have made this issue possible. William M. Johnson editor@monachus-guardian.org PS. Don't hesitate to let us know if you appear to be on this email information list in error. _______________________________________ William M Johnson editor@monachus-guardian.org http://www.monachus-guardian.org http://www.iridescent-publishing.com _______________________________________