Caribban Monk Seal (Monachus tropicalis)

The Caribbean monk seal, was a species of seal native to the Caribbean and is now believed to be extinct. The Caribbean monk seals' main predators were sharks and humans. Overhunting of the seals for .. Смотреть далее »oil, and overfishing of their food sources, are the established reasons for the seals' extinction. The last confirmed sighting of the Caribbean Monk Seal was in 1952 at Serranilla Bank, between Jamaica and Nicaragua.

Страна:	Колумбия
Тип:	Почтовые марки
Серия:	Nature Conservation
Номинал:	35 $
Год:	1988
Размер:	27 x 23 mm
Перфорация:	14 x 14¼
Тираж:	2,500,000