Chapter 1 - Conflict Threatens Hawaiian Seals’ Future Can Hawaiians and monk seals learn to coexist or will humanity’s need for resources lead to the animal’s demise?
Chapter 3 - The Shootings Intentional killings represent the most hostile reaction to increasing seal populations in the main Hawaiian Islands.
Chapter 4 - The Volunteers Volunteers are crucial to protecting monk seals from those who would do them harm.
Chapter 5 - KP2 Raising seals in captivity and releasing them into the wild brings unforeseen consequences.
Chapter 6 - Saving The Species Can NOAA’s strategy for peaceful coexistence in the main Hawaiian Islands save the seals?
Video: Monk Seals in Captivity Learn more about Hawaiian monk seals by getting to know Sea Life Park’s captive seals: Spruce, Ekolu and Lambchop.
Video: The Monk Seal Man Spend some time with Oahu’s most devoted monk seal guardian, D.B. Dunlap and his monk seals — M&M and Right Spot.
Video: Protecting Seals on the Beaches NOAA Kauai volunteer coordinator Mimi Olry talks to beachgoers about the threats facing the Hawaiian monk seal.
Video: Meet Kermit and Irma NOAA volunteer Barbara Billand looks after Hawaiian monk seals Kermit and Irma at White Plains Beach, Oahu.
Video: Ha’upu Watch a female Hawaiian monk seal named Ha’upu as she hauls out on a secluded Kauai beach.
Gallery: KP2 Meet KP2, the Hawaiian monk seal whose story captured media attention and people’s hearts.
Gallery: The Guardians See some of the people in this story who are working to save the Hawaiian monk seal.
Gallery: Hooks and Nets Entanglement in marine debris is an ever present hazard for Hawaiian monk seals.
Gallery: Molting Monk seals aren’t always so cute and lovable. See how they look when they shed their skin in a process called molting.
Gallery: The Mediterranean Monk Seal The cousin of the Hawaiian monk seal is critically endangered in Europe.
Gallery: The Caribbean Monk Seal Hunted to extinction, the last confirmed sighting of a Caribbean monk seal was in 1952.
