Scientists to Strap Cameras to Hawaiian Seals By AUDREY McAVOY Associated Press HONOLULU June 15, 2012 (AP) Hawaiian monk seals need an image makeover. Some fishermen blame the endangered species for stealing their catch. There are unfounded rumors that they devour and deplete fish stocks. And at least four of them have been killed […]
Man Sentenced for Harassing Monk Seal
For Immediate Release: June 15, 2012 DLNR ENFORCEMENT CITE MAN FOR ILLEGAL LANDING AT MANANA ISLAND, HARASSMENT OF MONK SEAL Sentenced to $1,000 fine and 80 hours of community service HONOLULU – An O‘ahu man was sentenced to a $1,000 fine and 80 hours of community service in Kaneohe District Court after being cited by […]
Guest commentary: An informal history of monk seals
Lloyd Miyashiro – Special to The Garden Island | … Home / News / Opinion / Guest / Guest guest commentary An informal history of monk seals Story Discussion Lloyd Miyashiro – Special to The Garden Island | Posted: Sunday, May 13, 2012 11:30 pm | (4) Comments Font Size: Default font size Larger font size My wife […]
NOAA: Coexisting with Monk Seals
Good Neighbors: How to Share Hawaii’s Beaches with Endangered Monk Seals As the Hawaiian monk seal (HMS) population in the main Hawaiian Islands continues to naturally increase, the number of encounters between seals and humans is certain to increase as well. The eight-minute video, “Good Neighbors: How to Share Hawaii’s Beaches with Endangered Hawaiian Monk […]
Aloha Kanaloa Coalition on Plight of Monk Seals
COMMUNITY COALITION PLEAS FOR EDUCATION AND DIALOGUE IN THE WAKE OF RECENT HAWAIIAN MONK SEAL DEATHS Honolulu, Hawai`i – In response to the series of “suspicious” Hawaiian monk seal deaths in Hawai`i, a group of concerned citizens and organizations have stepped up efforts to educate the public about the plight of the critically endangered marine […]
More Monk Seal Coverage
THE ENDANGERED MONK SEAL Fight for survival Hawaii’s endemic oceangoing mammals are being killed, and humans are to blame By Dan Nakaso POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Jan 15, 2012 Kyle Nakagawa was reeling in an akule off the coast of Kauai when a critically endangered Hawaiian monk seal rose out of the sea and bit […]