THE MONACHUS GUARDIAN 10 (2): NOVEMBER 2007 Dear Colleagues and Friends of the Monk Seal This is to let you know that we have now published the November 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: Banking on Conservation, by Vrassidas Zavras. International News: An agreement that might save the Mediterranean monk seal. Hawaiian News: NOAA signs new Hawaiian Monk Seal Recovery Plan. Mediterranean News: including... Greece: Newborn pup in dramatic rescue... Mauritania/Western Sahara: They¹re back! Monk seals reoccupy lost habitats on Cabo Blanco peninsula... Morocco: Al-Hoceima National Park under coast road threat... Turkey: Foça SPA enlarged. Cover Story: Revealing secrets of the Mediterranean monk seal, by Panagiotis Dendrinos, Alexandros Karamanlidis and Vangelis Paravas. In Focus: Encouraging signals from the management of the National Marine Park of Alonnisos Northern Sporades, by Vassilis Kouroutos and Christos Neofitou. Perspectives: Forty days on Psathoura, by Giorgos Catsadorakis. Research: Response of monk seals to monitoring activities on the Mersin coast, by Ali Cemal Gücü. 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 _______________________________________