Hawaiian monk seal

The public is cautioned to avoid disturbing pups and their mothers while peak pupping season is underway. Although the seals give birth year-round, March through August is when the majority of the pups debut.

Up until last month, Hawaiʻi was the last state to be free from avian flu. Now there are concerns about how the disease could affect not only our native birds but the Hawaiian monk seals. The Conversation spoke with Michelle Barbieri, who leads NOAA's Hawaiian Monk Seal Research Program.

Boaters and fishers are being educated about limiting contact with a young Hawaiian monk seal that's frequenting a Hawaiʻi Island harbor due to schools of fish to feed from.

A young Hawaiian monk seal on Maui became sick and needed a helping hand. HPR’s Catherine Cluett Pactol reports on the efforts to ensure survival of the endemic and endangered species.

Efforts to protect Hawaiian Monk Seals are happening across popular destinations and beaches on the island. The Mokulua Nui islands, offshore of Kailua, is prohibited since the birth of a new pup.

U.S. officials are fining two residents $20,000 for their part in the fatal mauling of a female Hawaiian monk seal pup by unleashed dogs. Hawaiian monk seals are a critically endangered species. Only 1,600 remain in the wild.

Necropsy and histopathology results determined that 4-month-old female Hoʻomau Lehua, who was found dead on the North Shore of Oʻahu last month, likely suffered from puncture wounds caused by dog bites.

U.S. authorities are offering a $5,000 reward for information on who killed a Hawaiian monk seal after one of the critically endangered animals was found dead on Oʻahu this year. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says the female seal known as Malama was found on March 12 at Ohikilolo.

A young Hawaiian monk seal has weaned and relocated, allowing Kaimana Beach to reopen after it was made off-limits to protect the endangered pup while it nursed. After weaning over the holiday weekend, the seal pup was relocated to an undisclosed location.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is closely monitoring Pualani, the Hawaiian monk seal pup who became a local celebrity after her beach birth on April 14. It is common for pups to be relocated from busy areas to more remote shorelines so they learn to coexist among other wild species. HPR's Zoe Dym has more.