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The breeding season for monk seals in the Desertas Islands has a peak in October. In November / December the new animals are observed in their first outings to the sea. This is the best time to monitor the population and know how many new animals it has. This year the state of the sea …

The Norwegian training ship Christian Radich, with about 80 crew, will stop in Funchal at the end of November. This 73m vessel, built in 1937 in Oslo, is one of the most emblematic ships in Norway (www.radich.no/en). LIFE Madeira Monk Seal has been invited to come on board on November 25. A way to spread …

On November 14, the IFCN-IPRAM, through the Training Entity – Regional Secretariat of the Environment and Natural Resources- held the first training course of the Rede SOS Vida Selvagem (“Red SOS Wildlife”), aimed at operative collaborators of this Network. It was attended by 60 participants from various institutions, such as Municipal and Volunteer Firefighters, Municipal …

An adult monk seal male from the Costa de las Focas colony in Mauritania, sleeps on a beach, when he suddenly yawns … http://www.lifemadeiramonkseal.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/MVI_0154.mp4

The exchanges involving work on the Costa de las Focas in Mauritania, have been developing since 1997. At that time, the beaches were immaculate, but now … The reflection that remains is that, if we do not change our behavior in a global context, the beaches of the future will be plastic.

“In thirty years, the research of the most elusive marine mammals in Portuguese territory has advanced remarkably. Monk seals are now a much more well-known treasure.” This is how the article of the National Geographic of November begins, where the LIFE Madeira Monk Seal project is also announced. http://www.lifemadeiramonkseal.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/RBA_1018_155_LOW_01.mp4

Recently, a visit to Mauritania was made where the largest monk seal colony in the world is found, with more than 360 animals, in the framework of the LIFE Madeira Monk Seal project. In favor of a better conservation of this species, it collaborates and experiences are crossed. In the image, a group of monk …

On August 28, the Regional Secretary of Environment and Natural Resources visited the Nature Reserve of the Desertas Islands, one of the main venues for the LIFE project. The objective was the dissemination of the conservation work of the monk seal in Madeira, which has reached its 30th anniversary this month, as well as the …

On October 8th, the LIFE Madeira Monk Seal project was presented at the framework meeting of the conservation held by IFCN in Madeira, addressed to the Cape Verde attendees, who are visiting Madeira in the framework of the project “Sustainable management of Santa Luzia Marine Protected Area “. A presentation that sought to convey the …

The number of monk seals in the Natural Reserve of the Desertas, in the archipelago of Madeira, has increased since the 90s. The number of animals has risen from 6 to 30.