June 9 th 2008 although the last confirmed sighting in the wild was 1952
The Caribbean monk seal, West Indian seal (Monachus tropicalis), or sea wolf, as early explorers referred to it, was a species of seal native to the Caribbean and now believed to be extinct. The Caribbean monk seals' main predators were sharks and humans. Overhunting of the seals for 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, between Jamaica and Nicaragua.
The Caribbean Monk Seal and the the Icthyosaurus are two modern sea creatures that are currently extinct but there have been many more in prehistoric times.
It lived in the Caribbean sea and Gulf of Mexico
Monk seals are primarily found in two species: the Mediterranean monk seal, which inhabits coastal regions of countries bordering the Mediterranean Sea, including Greece, Turkey, and Malta, and the Hawaiian monk seal, found exclusively in the Hawaiian Islands. Additionally, the Caribbean monk seal, which is now extinct, once inhabited areas in the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico. Conservation efforts continue in regions where monk seals still exist to protect their dwindling populations.
They survive by eating fish, giving birth in caves rather than on open beaches and by just generally staying away from humans if at all possible. There are three species of monk seal. The Mediterranean Monk Seal and the Hawaiian Monk Seal are both critically endangered. The Caribbean Monk Seal is extinct. The biggest problem that the Mediterranean and Hawaiian Monk Seals face is humans.
no, it's extinct.
A Mammal
20-60
There are old fossils of them that people have found.
Then the monks wouldn't have fish to eat
There are hundreds of animals that are extinct. Bali Tiger Caspian Tiger Caribbean Monk Seal Falkland Island Wolf Japanese Sea Lion Japanese Wolf Java Tiger Mexican grizzly bear Sea Mink
Unfortunately, there are none anymore. The Caribbean monk seal (Monachus tropicalis) was hunted to extinction. The last confirmed sighting was in 1952.