Dear Marmam subscribers,

Critically endangered the Mediterranean monk seals (http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/13653/0) of Turkey are in a great danger. Please see the following links for the details: 

http://www.monachus-guardian.org/wordpress/2014/05/12/monk-seal-breeding-cave-in-turkey-threatened-by-harbour-construction/

https://www.change.org/en-GB/petitions/idris-g%C3%BCll%C3%BCce-mersin-de-akdeniz-foku-yavrulama-ma%C4%9Faras%C4%B1n%C4%B1-tehdit-eden-liman-projesinin-iptalini-istiyoruz-repeal-the-industrial-harbor-construction-in-mersin-turkey-which-will-eradicate-the-monk-seal

We are hoping the help of MARMAM community so please consider signing the online petition against this marine terminal construction project at Change.org and share it widely: 

To help, please sign the petition at Change.org/petition/SaveMonkSeals

Thank you for your time and help!!

Meltem Ok

Behalf of METU-IMS Monk Seal Research Team