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Saving the Endangered Monk Seal
Monk seals living off the coast of the Hawaiian Islands are increasingly put at risk by the effects of human encroachment on their habitat. (1:58)
Produced by: Brendan McCabe
Video footage by: Ziggy Livnat
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Comments (4)
Wonderful video! We've seen them many times in Hawaii asleep on the beach. We know not to get too close, but it is awsome to view them even asleep.
Posted by Lois Knoedler on February 22,2011 | 12:49 PM
Aloha....
A much needed piece of video... and happy to see Ziggy involved with it. We need to give it some exposure, is it ok to share with others?
As part of a volunteer network on Oahu and a non profit Hawaiian Monk Seal Response Team Oahu, we would love to use this on our website www.hmsrto.org.
oh.. and along with NOAA, and the native hawaiian community there is a huge volunteer network through out the main Hawaiian islands that respond daily to the haul outs on our beaches, and educating the general public.
Please feel free to contact me.
Donna Festa
President
HMSRTO.org
Posted by Donna Festa on February 2,2011 | 11:32 PM
This rare encounter was filmed under NOAA permit # PMN-2007-045 onboard the Hi'ialakai Research vessel.
It is illegal to approach closer than 50 yards to the Hawaiian MonkSeal as it is a protected species on the verge of extinction. In this case the male Monkseal obviously was curios and approached me.
Posted by Ziggy Livnat on January 2,2011 | 07:23 AM
Thank you for this video! What a contribution you have made to the world of education!
Beverly Bunn, M.Ed.
Posted by Beverly Bunn on December 7,2010 | 08:26 AM