#monk seal pup
Peak monk seal pupping season is underway; public reminded to give seals space
Hawaiian monk seal peak pupping season is underway across the islands, a critical time for one of the state’s most endangered species. Monk seals give birth year-round, but the months from March through August are the busiest for births.
Two endangered Hawaiian monk seal pups receiving life-saving care
RU28 and RU99—are now receiving life-saving care at The Marine Mammal Center’s Hawaiian monk seal hospital, Ke Kai Ola, in Kona, on Hawaiʻi Island.
DLNR: Beach leash laws are for the protection of monk seal pups
An incident on Saturday saw yet another off-leash dog run straight at a resting Hawaiian monk seal on O’ahu’s North Shore.
Monk seal pup interactions prompt fisher and boater outreach at Honokōhau on Hawaiʻi Island
Human interactions with a recently entangled monk seal pup on Hawaiʻi Island has prompted outreach to fishers and boaters. The five-month-old female Hawaiian monk seal, named Keaka (tag number T64/T65), has been a frequent visitor to Honokōhau Small Boat Harbor in recent days.
Monk seal pup, Paʻaki is officially weaned
Lei Day pup PO5 (Paʻaki) is six weeks old today, and the young pup is officially weaned, according to an update provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Fisheries division. NOAA Fisheries also confirmed that Paʻaki is a female—which is hopeful news for continued Hawaiian monk seal population recovery.
Monk seal pup to be relocated after weaning
The recently named Hawaiian monk seal pup, Pualani (previously known as PO5) will be relocated from Kaimana Beach in Waikīkī after she is weaned, according to NOAA. The pup was born to mother seal Kaʻiwi in mid-April.
How is Rocky’s Hawaiian monk seal pup Koalani doing at his new secret home?
Hawaiian monk seal pup Koalani is enjoying his new remote beach on Oʻahu with a few swims of 2 to 3 nautical miles and 300 feet deep.
Hawaiian monk seal pup Koalani relocated from Waikīkī to new secret home
Hawaiian monk seal pup Koalani was relocated from a popular Waikīkī beach to a remote Oʻahu shoreline where he can grow up wild and in the company of other wild monk seals, not tourists.
50 yard enforcement begins around Hawaiian monk seal and pup at Kaimana Beach
The DLNR Division of Conservation and Resource Enforcement announced today it will be enforcing a 50-yard cordon around Hawaiian monk seal Rocky and her pup at Kaimana Beach beginning Thursday morning.
Witness to Aftermath of Mother Seal Attack Describes Harrowing Injuries to Snorkeler
Miyamoto is recounting his story to try and convince swimmers, snorkelers, and paddlers to stay out of the ocean fronting O‘ahu’s Kaimana beach, where currently a mother seal named Kaiwi and her three-week old offspring are resting, in full view of hundreds of daily beach goers.
