PMNM - Hawaiian Monk Seal (33268604736)

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Description: English: Don't look so disgruntled! The Hawaiian monk seal may be one of the most endangered marine mammals in the world, but their numbers have been increasing! As of 2017 the population was estimated to be around 1,400 seals -- about 1,100 seals in Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument and 300 seals in the main Hawaiian Islands, including Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary. Date: 6 September 2015, 09:57. Source: PMNM - Hawaiian Monk Seal - National Marine Sanctuaries. Author: Megan Nagel/U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.