Hawaiian Monk Seal

Hawaiian Monk Seals are critically endangered and only exist in the Hawaiian Archipelago. They are distributed among discrete populations at eight locations from Nihoa I to Kure Atoll in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, a distance of 1,240 miles. A small number of individuals are seen in the main Hawaiian Islands and, over the past decade, births have been documented on all the main islands except Lanai. Approxiamately 90% of the Hawaiian monk seals remain at their natal island for life; the remaining 10% move between major population centers.