The fate of the Caribbean Monk Seal has been sealed, for good!
Alas, fate has caught up with what was once a happy inhabitant of the Caribbean Sea. The species in question, the Caribbean Monk Seal has all but disappeared. The cruel ways of man finally caught up with the creature that had been fighting for survival, at last slipping into times past. The Caribbean Monk Seal, which also went by the name of West Indian Monk Seal, belonged to the Monachus tropicalis family of species. It was the only seal which was known to be born and residing in the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico. The final blow to the last nail in the species’ coffin was dealt on June 6, 2008, when after five years of research to find any signs of the seal, the US Government announced that the species was officially extinct and the reason for its extinction was without any doubt, human.
A mere 6-9 foot animal, the Caribbean Monk Seal was never a predator of humans. It couldn’t have been, with that chunk of fat around its neck and hair that had faded from brown to yellow-white colour on the stomach. The male seal could reach up to a length of about 2.25 meters and could weigh up to 200 kilograms; the females, however, were generally smaller.
The seal was first spotted by Christopher Columbus in 1494 who named it the “Sea-wolf.” During his complete voyage, he is known to have killed as least eight of them for their meat. The region of the Caribbean Sea was somewhat a residence for these seals, but when man learnt of it, and the benefits he could derive therefrom, began a killing so macabre that a seal was being killed every minute, for meat, and for its oil; until the residence was turned into its grave.
It was always known that when the population of these seals becomes unstable, they become easy prey for sharks and fishing nets. In spite of these warnings, the killing only continued, and in greater numbers each day.
Alas, fate has caught up with what was once a happy inhabitant of the Caribbean Sea. The species in question, the Caribbean Monk Seal has all but disappeared. The cruel ways of man finally caught up with the creature that had been fighting for survival, at last slipping into times past. The Caribbean Monk Seal, which also went by the name of West Indian Monk Seal, belonged to the Monachus tropicalis family of species. It was the only seal which was known to be born and residing in the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico. The final blow to the last nail in the species’ coffin was dealt on June 6, 2008, when after five years of research to find any signs of the seal, the US Government announced that the species was officially extinct and the reason for its extinction was without any doubt, human.
A mere 6-9 foot animal, the Caribbean Monk Seal was never a predator of humans. It couldn’t have been, with that chunk of fat around its neck and hair that had faded from brown to yellow-white colour on the stomach. The male seal could reach up to a length of about 2.25 meters and could weigh up to 200 kilograms; the females, however, were generally smaller.
The seal was first spotted by Christopher Columbus in 1494 who named it the “Sea-wolf.” During his complete voyage, he is known to have killed as least eight of them for their meat. The region of the Caribbean Sea was somewhat a residence for these seals, but when man learnt of it, and the benefits he could derive therefrom, began a killing so macabre that a seal was being killed every minute, for meat, and for its oil; until the residence was turned into its grave.
It was always known that when the population of these seals becomes unstable, they become easy prey for sharks and fishing nets. In spite of these warnings, the killing only continued, and in greater numbers each day.
Source : IIPM Editorial, 2012.
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