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being in rehabilitation during the preparation of this document), bringing to almost 60% the success rate of the programme. When the condition of an animal required prolonged treatment, the animal was transferred to the Seal Rehabilitation Centre in Alonissos, where a strict treatment and rehabilitation program was provided with the aim of releasing a healthy seal back to its natural environment. All animals that survived were released within NMPANS. During the treatment programme data were collected on several biological parameters (i.e. growth, dentition, moulting, behaviour, pathology, as well as details on the ecology of the released, satellite‐tracked seals;) and biological samples were stored in MOm’s tissue bank. Between 1999 and 2000 a detailed operational protocol for the rescue, treatment, rehabilitation, release and post‐release procedures of monk seals was prepared by MOm. The protocol, reviewed by a group of specialized scientific advisors, was adopted as the standard operational procedure for MOm’s rehabilitation programmes. Detailed information on the operations was provided in documents listed in Sections 8 and 9. Location found Evia
Date found
Symptoms
24/11/1995
Psara
26/1/1996
Extreme weakness, hypoglyc., intest. parasitosis, infections, gastrointest. problems. Morbillivirus
Thessalonik i Leros Attiki
17/2/1997
Ikaria
20/12/1997
Ikaria
1/11/1999
Chios Evia
13/11/1999 1/12/1999
Attiki Evia NMPANS
29/9/2000 6/11/2000 4/12/2000
Skiatos Attiki Lipsi
7/12/2000 27/11/2001 3/12/2001
23/3/1997 15/6/1997
Eye injury, dehydration, unusual behavior, molting Entanglement in fish cages Low weight, weakness, eye infection, photophobia, passive behavior Weakness, severe dehydr., hypothermia, parasitic infection, anemia, very low weight Weakness, severe dehydr., hypothermia, parasitic infection, anemia, very low weight Entanglement in fishing nets Old injuries in head and flippers Unusual behavior Serious injury at the right eye Very low weight, hypothermia, passive, severe dehydration Trapped in water pipe Molting process Dehydration, hypothermia, infection.
Rehabilitation successful?15 yes
Date released 20/04/1996
Notes
no
yes
23/2/1997
yes no
23/3/1997
no
no
♂pup died 11/11/1999
yes yes
13/11/1999 2/12/1999
pup Adult ♂
yes yes no
29/9/2000 7/11/2000
yes yes no
12/12/2000 12/12/2001
juvenile ♂ Adult ♂ ♀pup died in 4/12/2000 Adult ♂ Adult ♀ ♂pup died in 7/12/01
♀pup
Adult ♀ died 27/11/1996 Adult ♀ juvenile ♂ Adult ♀ died 18/6/1997 ♀pup died 26/12/1997
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Success presumed. No information on reproductive output of released animals is available.
National Strategy and Action Plan for the Conservation of the Mediterranean Monk Seal in Greece, 2009‐2015 Page 33 Report on evaluating the past and structuring the future MOm/Hellenic Society for the Study and Protection of the Monk Seal