THE MONACHUS GUARDIAN, NOVEMBER 2006 Dear Colleagues and Friends of the Monk Seal This is to let you know that we have now published the November 2006 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: International News: The Mediterranean Monk Seal Fact Files: The Monachus Guardian has published a detailed knowledgebase on the Mediterranean monk seal, written and compiled by some of Europe¹s foremost authorities on the species, including experienced field researchers working in Greece, Madeira, Mauritania/Western Sahara and Turkey. Mediterranean News: Algeria: Summer birth in the west... Greece: New management bodies in protected areas ­ new hope or further delays?... Italy: Monk seal sighting in Pantelleria strikes again... Mauritania: Notable increase of newborn pups at Cabo Blanco... Spain: Balearic Islands Fishermen¹s Cooperatives to work for the monk seal¹s return... Cover Story: Anatomy of a Conference. Controversy and lost opportunity in Antalya, by William M Johnson. Research: Seals of Northern Cyprus, by Ali Cemal Gücü, Meltem Ok, Serdar Sakinan, Billur Çelebi and Ekin Akoglu... To what extent can the Cilician monk seal colony recover under existing regulations? by Meltem Ok and Ali Cemal Gücü. Letters to the Editor: including Conference Controversy, by Cem Orkun Kiraç. Recent Publications. Thanks to our sponsor, the Government of the Balearic Islands, a Spanish-language version of this issue will be made available in due course. An appropriate link will be posted soon on the Home page [<http://www.monachus-guardian.org>]. 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 _______________________________________ William M Johnson editor@monachus-guardian.org http://www.monachus-guardian.org http://www.iridescent-publishing.com _______________________________________