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Hawaiian Monk Seal resting at Punalu’u Black Sands Beach in July 2023. The Hawaiian monk seal was officially designated as an endangered species on November 23, 1976, and is now protected by the Endangered Species Act and the Marine Mammal Protection Act. It is illegal to kill, capture or harass a Hawaiian monk seal.
COURTESY THE MARINE MAMMAL CENTER RS52 takes a swim at his temporary home at Ke Kai Ola for his journey to recovery. A young and emaciated Hawaiian monk seal has been rescued from Maui’s ...
Red pencil urchin – Papahānaumokuākea. The Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument (PMNM) (roughly / p ɑː p ɑː ˈ h ɑː n aʊ m oʊ k u ˌ ɑː k eɪ. ə / [2]) is a World Heritage listed U.S. National Monument encompassing 583,000 square miles (1,510,000 km 2) of ocean waters, including ten islands and atolls of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands.
Monk seals are earless seals of the tribe Monachini.They are the only earless seals found in tropical climates. The two genera of monk seals, Monachus and Neomonachus, comprise three species: the Mediterranean monk seal, Monachus monachus; the Hawaiian monk seal, Neomonachus schauinslandi; and the Caribbean monk seal, Neomonachus tropicalis, which became extinct in the 20th century.
A young Hawaiian monk seal has weaned and relocated, allowing a stretch of a popular Hawaii beach to reopen Tuesday after it was made off-limits to protect the endangered pup while it nursed.
COURTESY THE MARINE MAMMAL CENTER Hawaiian monk seal RL72 relaxes on a Hawaii island beach. NOAA decided to move RL72 from Hawaii island to Kamole, or Laysan Island, at Papahanaumokuakea Marine ...
The red-footed booby can be seen year-round on Kilauea Point. Each year, thousands of migratory seabirds use Kīlauea Point National Wildlife Refuge for nesting, foraging, or resting. Laysan albatrosses, red-footed boobies, brown boobies, red-tailed and white-tailed tropicbirds, great frigatebirds, and wedge-tailed shearwaters all visit the refuge.
Jun. 4—1/1 Swipe or click to see more COURTESY HAWAII MARINE ANIMAL RESPONSE Hawaiian monk seal RN58, also known as Luana, and her newborn pup, PO7, hang out on the North Shore of Oahu. The ...