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 .. Дивитись далі »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.

Країна:	Колумбія
Тип:	Поштові марки
Серія:	Nature Conservation
Номінал:	35 $
Рік:	1988
Розмір:	27 x 23 mm
Перфорація:	14 x 14¼
Тираж:	2,500,000