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Hawaiian Monk SealArchive of news articles on external web sites. For mongabay-specific articles, please see http://www.mongabay.com/xml-list.html
Monk seal climbs aboard Lana'i snorkeling tour - Sep 12, 2008 Honolulu Advertiser,A Pacific Whale Foundation snorkeling vessel was visited by a rare Hawaiian monk seal while moored off Lana'i on Wednesday. The endangered mammal climbed Report: Ocean debris will likely worsen - Sep 21, 2008 The Associated PressThe endangered Hawaiian monk seal population is struggling as many of the mammals get entangled in improperly discarded fishing nets. 17th year, the Keep It Hawai‘i Recognition Awards - Sep 12, 2008 KHON2,Dr. Andrew Rossiter, director of the Waikiki Aquarium; show some of the cultural-related exhibits such as Hawaiian Monk Seal Habitat, Hawaiian Marine Troubled Waters - Sep 2, 2008 E/The Environmental Magazine,Already faced with threats from over-fishing and human disturbance, the Hawaiian monk seal may now face possible starvation due to a lack of productivity in Marine monument languishes - Aug 8, 2008 Honolulu Star-Bulletin,ASSOCIATED PRESS / NATIONAL OCEANIC A NOAA diver helps disentangle an endangered Hawaiian monk seal in waters off the Northwestern Islands. Taking science to the beach - Jul 19, 2008 Lihue Garden Island,Bruce Parsil, a NOAA Hawaiian Monk Seal Conservation Hui volunteer, said doing activities like dissecting an albatross bolus was better to do in person than Hawaii's reef fish in peril - Jul 17, 2008 Honolulu Advertiser,Despite problems with marine debris and a declining Hawaiian monk seal population, the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands is still a good model of a natural and The Hawai‘i Conservation Alliance Hosts the 2008 Hawai‘i ... - Jul 26, 2008 Hawaii Reporter,...to save the endangered Hawaiian monk seal, all of which are described on the conference web page at http://hawaiiconservation.org/2008hcc.asp. Trash soils Bush's cleanup plan - Aug 11, 2008 Washington Times,At top, a diver from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration helps disentangle an endangered Hawaiian monk seal from discarded fishing nets off Hawaiian Monk Seal Count - Apr 20, 2008 KHNL-TV/KHBC/KOGG,By Paul Drewes & Sean Ibara DIAMOND HEAD (KHNL) - Saturday, the annual Hawaiian monk seal count was held statewide. Monk seals are often spotted on Hawaii's Hawaiian Monk Seal Found Dead - Mar 27, 2008 KITV.com,HONOLULU -- A beached Hawaiian monk seal who won the hearts of hundreds of Windward residents died. The seal, nicknamed Chester by his fans, was found dead Hawaiian Monk Seals Protected by Dedicated Volunteer - Apr 3, 2008 KHNL-TV/KHBC/KOGG,For the past seven years, from sunrise to sunset, he researches the Hawaiian monk seal population on Oahu's beaches. "The main thing you need out here in Chester the monk seal is found dead on island - Mar 28, 2008 Honolulu Star-Bulletin,By Gene Park After more than five years of making appearances around the state's beaches, a "celebrity" Hawaiian monk seal was found dead Wednesday. Chester the Monk Seal Found Dead - Mar 27, 2008 KGMB9,Chester, the Hawaiian Monk Seal who entertained thousands of island onlookers with his beach sunbathing sessions over the last 6 years, has died. For the environment - Apr 15, 2008 Honolulu Advertiser,MONK SEAL COUNT — Join NOAA Fisheries for semiannual Hawaiian Monk Seal Count 10 am-1 pm Saturday on main islands. Contact Nicole Davis at 292-2372 or Popular Kailua seal turns up dead - Mar 28, 2008 Honolulu Advertiser,AP A Hawaiian monk seal that became a fixture at Kailua Beach this year has been found dead of apparent natural causes on Rabbit Island, officials said For the environment - Apr 18, 2008 Honolulu Advertiser,MONK SEAL COUNT — Join NOAA Fisheries for semi-annual Hawaiian Monk Seal Count from 10 am to 1 pm tomorrow on main islands. Contact Nicole Davis at 292-2372 Hawaii Celebrates Earth Day in Many Ways - Apr 15, 2008 KHNL-TV/KHBC/KOGG,Also on Saturday, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration will also hold it's 3rd Annual Hawaiian Monk Seal count. Here's what's happening on Pacific Ocean Plastic Mistaken for Plankton Threatens Wildlife - Apr 10, 2008 BloombergAbout 600 tons of industrial fishing gear washed up on Northwestern Hawaiian Islands in the past decade, threatening the Hawaiian monk seal, Appeals Court Hears Turtle Bay Case - Apr 9, 2008 KHON2,...he pointed to an increase in the number of threatened green sea turtles in the area and a resurgence of the endangered Hawaiian monk seal. Priceless Poipu: Low-cost leisure on Kauai's South Shore - Feb 15, 2008 San Francisco Chronicle,...lava rock heiau (temple) only to discover that the boulder 10 yards ahead of me was actually a rare Hawaiian monk seal - one of only 30 to 35 on Kauai, Monk Seal May Represent Islands - Feb 7, 2008 KGMB9,State lawmakers are considering a proposal to designate the Hawaiian Monk Seal as the official state mammal. Hawaii already has an official state fish, Monk Seal Dies at Hale O Lono - Jan 27, 2008 Molokai Dispatch,On April 19 NOAA will promote a statewide Hawaiian monk seal count; from 10 am to 1 pm Schofield said he will provide appropriate training and tools to Molokai Ranch Denies Extension Requests - Feb 18, 2008 Molokai Dispatch,Community member Chris Hammond found fault with the document’s protection of the Hawaiian monk seal. La`au Point is a well-known habitat of the endangered Getting svelte on the sand - Jan 26, 2008 Honolulu Advertiser,By Eloise Aguiar KAILUA — After more than 25 days, Chester the Hawaiian monk seal remains at Kailua Beach as his body transitions from scruffy old fur to a During Imus' "Radio Theater" segment, character "Billy Clayton ... - Feb 14, 2008 Media Matters for America,Meanwhile, it's the big Hawaiian monk seal in the room that nobody wants to talk about. That's where you come in. WILLY [KARITH FOSTER, contributor]: Um, Beachgoers reminded to respect seals - Nov 26, 2007 Maui News,One such project is the semiannual Hawaiian Monk Seal Count, last held on Oct. 20, including volunteers on the beaches and an aerial survey. Home for the holidays - Nov 24, 2007 Maui News,Makana the Hawaiian monk seal relaxes in the sun at Hamakuapoko beach Friday morning, back on Maui for the holiday season after she was sighted at Kalaupapa Exhibit highlights endangered Hawaii - Nov 25, 2007 Molokai Times,Other species include the Hawaiian Monk Seal/Ilio-holo-I-ka-uaua, the Hawaiian Happyface Spider/nananana makaki‘i (whose abdomen markings really resemble a Monk Seals, not just a number - Oct 21, 2007 Lihue Garden Island,Two NOAA Hawaiian Monk Seal Conservation Hui volunteers multitasked by observing the seals, answering questions and keeping the curious from getting too The "crittercam" mounted on a seal. (National Geographic) - Oct 11, 2007 ABC NewsThe crittercam has proven to be crucial for solving a mystery surrounding the Hawaiian monk seal. With only 11000 of the endangered animals struggling for Plastic in paradise - Oct 19, 2007 Columbia Daily Tribune,...and the wild area is home to rare bird, plant and fish species, as well as several threatened and endangered species, like the Hawaiian monk seal. Hawaii Superferry Stopped in Kauai - Sep 26, 2007 Surfer's Path,Hawaiian waters are replete with several species of federally designated endangered or threatened marine animals, including the Hawaiian monk seal, Update from Honolulu City Hall - Oct 8, 2007 Hawaii Reporter,Mayor Hannemann will also present a plaque and photo depicting Honolulu's gift to Incheon of a Hawaiian monk seal statue. The statue will be on display in PBS Primetime Programming for The Week of August 12 - Aug 10, 2007 Blogcritics.org,Ummm… uhhhh… ah, the Hawaiian monk seal is the oldest living seal and is on the brink of extinction fro a reason not at all stated in the description, Researchers struggling to save Hawaii monk seals Nov 17, 2006 ISLAND, Hawaii - In a small white cinder-block room here at French Frigate Shoals, five monk-seal biologists crowded around a dead Hawaiian monk seal laid out ... - AZ Central.com, Monk Seal Enjoys Diamond Head Visit Oct 31, 2006 ...because of relatively frequent visitor. The visitor is a Hawaiian monk seal. The female seal is more than 6-feet long. The seal is a ... - Hawaii Channel.com, Seal death turns focus on nets Nov 6, 2006 The death in a fishing net of a 5-month-old Hawaiian monk seal, nicknamed Penelope by volunteers who oversaw her puphood, has fired up the issue of regulation ... - Honolulu Advertiser, DLNR head urges Maui gill net ban Nov 11, 2006 ...the need for inspections and limits on “soak time� was emphasized by an incident on Oahu last month in which a 5-month-old Hawaiian monk seal was found ... - Maui News, Panel lays down gillnet regulations Nov 18, 2006 Detractors of the method have referred to it as "a curtain of death" and have pointed to the recent tangling death of an endangered Hawaiian monk seal pup in a ... - Honolulu Star-Bulletin, Marine sanctuary teems with life Nov 14, 2006 ...albatrosses (dubbed "gooney birds" for their comical landings and mating rituals), green sea turtles, spinner dolphins and the endangered Hawaiian monk seal. ... - USA Today What to Watch Oct 30, 2006 The Hawaiian monk seal, which can grow to eight feet long, often is called a "living fossil." Filmmakers use an animal-borne "Crittercam" to include footage ... - Washington Post, State prepares new proposed restrictions on fishing nets Nov 7, 2006 HONOLULU (AP) _ Department of Land and Natural Resources board chairman Peter Young says the recent death of an endangered Hawaiian monk seal pup shows the ... - KPUA, Young leaning toward ban on gill net fishing off Maui Oct 23, 2006 Wintner referred to an incident reported last week of a 5-month-old Hawaiian monk seal pup, named Penelope by observers, found drowned in an improperly set ... - Maui News, What's new in the islands Diamond Head's crater soon to simmer ... Mar 12, 2006 The birth and nursing of a rare Hawaiian monk seal, almost on the doorstep of the Kauai Sheraton Resort in Poipu, has inspired a new educational program. ... San Francisco Chronicle, Leeward Beach Closed After Shark Sighting Mar 6, 2006 ...another shark sighting. A Hawaiian monk seal was seen basking in the sun. It is likely that it outswam a shark. Police and lifeguards ... KHNL-TV/KHBC/KOGG, Attractions of Midway well off beaten path Mar 5, 2006 For the less history-minded, there’s only one beach open to visitors. The others are reserved for the endangered Hawaiian monk seal. ... Columbus Dispatch, [an error occurred while processing this directive] archives | news | XML / RSS feed | featured
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