The Center has been working to protect the Hawaiian monk seal since 2000, when we and allies filed suit against the National Marine Fisheries Service for letting a lobster fishery and bottomfish ...

DESCRIPTION: Named for its resemblance to a Catholic monk, the Hawaiian monk seal has folds around its neck and is gray in color, with pelage often turning brown from weathering. Adult females weigh ...

A monk seal pup and mother lie next to each other on Lalo Island in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. Scientists are conducting their annual survey that helps measure the seal population.

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - It’s officially Hawaiian monk seal pupping season and officials are warning the public to keep their distance. The number of endangered monk seals born in the Hawaiian ...

An endangered Hawaiian monk seal known by officials as L11 is shown on a beach on Molokai in this undated photo provided by the Hawaii Marine Animal Response. Federal officials said Tuesday that ...