Hawaiian monk seal pupping season sees rise in births, prompting DLNR and NOAA to advise maintaining distance for safety.

When seals are born at highly visible and popular beaches, the chances of someone getting hurt increase dramatically.

The public is cautioned to avoid disturbing pups and their mothers while peak pupping season is underway. Although the seals ...

This earless seal, occurring in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, is critically endangered by plastic pollution, marine debris, and historic hunting. Found from Japan to California, these seals are ...

The last few years have been tough for one of the world's most endangered seals - the Saimaa ringed seal. Only around 360 of these freshwater seals now live in Finland and the survival of the species ...

Cyprus is set to open a new facility dedicated to the care of the endangered Mediterranean monk seal (Monachus monachus), authorities announced on Saturday, marking International Seal Day. The ...

The last confirmed sighting of a monk seal in Israel occurred in December 2024, when reservist soldiers reported one at the ...

to list them as critically endangered. Nikitas Vogiatzis, prepares to feed Panagis, a mediterranean monk seal, at the Attica Zoological Park, in eastern Athens, Greece, Tuesday, Feb. 18 ...

The number of endangered Hawaiian monk seals born in the main Hawaiian Islands is growing. So too, are the chances of pups and their mothers interacting with people.