Sentences with phrase «monk seal from»

Researchers are testing preventative vaccines to protect wild Hawaiian monk seals from a seal - specific distemper virus.

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On the beaches of the Hawaiian islands, monk seals are dying from a pathogen in cat feces that is carried to the ocean in polluted runoff and sewage

To find the answers about the classification of the Caribbean monk seal, the scientists turned to DNA extracted from century - old monk seal skins in the Smithsonian's collections.

From high mountains grasslands and rivers to its marine area, Andros, the northernmost island of the Cyclades, is home to a rich and varied biodiversity — but much of its flora and fauna is threatened, especially the Mediterranean monk seal (Monachus monachus), one of the world's most endangered marine mammals.

Hawaiian monk seals, meanwhile, occur mostly around the most remote of the Hawaiian islands, far from any cats.

The entire west Maui coastline, from Lahaina, Ka'anapali, Honokahau, Napili, Kahana and Kapalua is teeming with all types of tropical fish, dolphins, green sea turtles, Hawaiian monk seals, hump back whales, the list goes on.

This Poipu sandbar connects from the beach to Nukomoi Point where Hawaiian monk seals are often seen.

A normal healthy adult monk seal can weigh upwards of 600 pounds or more and range from six to eight feet in length.

«Every step of the way — from the moment they were rescued by NOAA researchers on a remote beach to their time at Ke Kai Ola to their release back to the wild — these Hawaiian monk seals will receive the best medical support available.»

Four endangered Hawaiian monk seals were recently transported by NOAA researchers from the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands and brought to The Marine Mammal Center's monk seal hospital, Ke Kai Ola, where they will receive rehabilitative care.

Keep your distance from sea turtles and monk seals, and stick close to other snorkelers and swimmers.

Idiopathic corneal edema in a monk seal pup hand reared from birth.

Dolphins are often sighted from the dive boat and the rare Mediterranean monk seal still exists in the area.

Home to a high concentration of Hawaiian Green Sea turtles (honu), the area not far from Makena Landing is called «Turtle Town», where Dolphins, rays and the Hawaiian monk seal are commonly spotted as well.

Spot Hawaiian green sea turtles and monk seals in the surf from a seat on the villa's lush oceanfront lawn, or indulge in a honeymoon - style soak in a hot tub overlooking the beach.

Hawaiian monk seals can commonly be found lounging on the sand, while from December to May it's not uncommon to see humpback whales spouting further out to sea.

UPDATE 6/9, 4 p.m.: A sign of the relentless pressures building on marine species around the world is the official announcement from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration of the extinction of the Caribbean monk seal.

It features the largest seabird gathering site in the world, with more than 14 million birds from 22 species, nearly all of the remaining endangered Hawaiian monk seals, Hawaiian green sea turtles and Laysan albatrosses.

The other beaches are habitat for the endangered and threatened species of the atoll who need some space away from humans, so they are cleaned only when clear of animals like Hawaiian monk seals and Green sea turtles.

According to a Center report, sea - level rise is a deadly threat to 233 protected species — from the Hawaiian monk seal to the loggerhead sea turtle.