Since the spring of 1997, about three quarters of the 270 Mediterranean monk seals living on West Africa’s Mauritanian coast have been wiped out by an epidemic.
Alates 1997. aasta kevadest on ligikaudu kolmveerand 270 munkhülgest, kes elavad Lääne - Aafrika Mauritaania rannikul, hukkunud epideemia tõttu.