Explore: Hawaiian Monk Seal

Caribbean monk seal, is extinct. The Hawaiian monk seal is the only seal native to Hawaii, and, along with the Hawaiian hoary bat, is one of only two mammals

species: the Mediterranean monk seal, Monachus monachus; the Hawaiian monk seal, Neomonachus schauinslandi; and the Caribbean monk seal, Neomonachus tropicalis

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The Caribbean monk seal is closely related to the endangered Hawaiian monk seal, a species which is restricted to the central

tropical monk seals, are mostly confined to polar, subpolar, and temperate climates. The Baikal seal is the only species of exclusively freshwater seal. The

endangered Hawaiian monk seal, and by the late 20th century, it had become one of the most significant nesting sites for green sea turtles in the Hawaiian Islands

overfishing. Hawaiian monk seals are one of the most endangered seal species in the world. Conservation initiatives have focused on mitigating human-seal conflicts

Two more are seals: the Hawaiian monk seal, which is endemic to Hawaii, and the northern elephant seal, which is the second-largest seal species. The

become extinct in the past century, while the Mediterranean monk seal and Hawaiian monk seal are ranked as endangered by the International Union for Conservation

Elephant seals or sea elephants are very large, oceangoing earless seals in the genus Mirounga. Both species, the northern elephant seal (M. angustirostris)

The southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina) is one of two species of elephant seals. It is the largest member of the clade Pinnipedia and the order