It’s not uncommon to see a monk seal on a Hawaiian beach, such as Rocky the Hawaiian monk seal in Waikiki, where around 400 monk seals live. The public is told to stay at least 150-feet away ...

The endangered Hawaiian monk seal population has reached a milestone — it surpassed 1,500 for the first time in more than 20 years. Monk seal researchers from the National Oceanic and ...

Hawaiian monk seals grow to be 6-7 feet long, weigh 400-600 pounds, and can live more than 30 years. Males and females are generally the same size — the only way to tell them apart is to look at ...

“In the nearly 40 years that we have been working to monitor and protect endangered Hawaiian monk seals, we have only started seeing ‘eels in noses’ in the last few years,” NOAA explains.

There are reportedly only about 1,400 monk seals living on the Hawaiian islands. The organization said another monk seal mother, RH92, gave birth to a pup on April 14 after surviving an off-leash ...

Hawaiian monk seals (Neomonachus schauinslandi) are a critically endangered species, with only 1,600 remaining in the wild. The loss of any monk seal would be a blow to the population, ...

Officials have warned beachgoers about a Hawaiian monk seal that recently gave birth, saying mothers "can be dangerous." US launches attacks on three nuclear sites in Iran, says President Trump ...

It may seem strange that spotting more of an endangered species should be a cause for concern, but when it comes to the rare Hawaiian monk seal, one of the world's most threatened creatures, the ...

The U.S. has offered a $5,000 award for information on who intentionally killed Malama, an endangered Hawaiian monk seal that was previously treated at a hospital for malnutrition.

An endangered Hawaiian Monk Seal named Kaiwi gave birth for the second time on a busy beach in Waikiki in Honlulu, HI on April 14, 2023. This historic birth is the 4th time ever on a Waikiki beach.

Dogs, on-leash or not, are prohibited within most Hawai‘i state parks and except for service dogs, are never allowed on ...

Hawaiian monk seals grow to be 6-7 feet long, weigh 400-600 pounds, and can live more than 30 years. Males and females are generally the same size — the only way to tell them apart is to look at ...