There were almost 1,000 monk seals in the Mediterranean in 1980, but their ranks have been decimated by hunters and fishermen, and only between 70 and 80 are left today.
היו כמעט 1,000 כלבי ־ ים נזיריים בים התיכון ב ־ 1980, אך מספרם הידלדל בשל ציידים ודייגים שצדו אותם.