A Hawaiian monk seal suffers injuries from a suspected dog attack Hawaiian monk seal RK58 explores his rehabilitation pen area at The Marine Mammal Center hospital and visitor center in Kailua-Kona, HI. (Source: Lauren Van Heukelem, The Marine Mammal Center, NOAA) By HNN Staff | February 25, 2021 at 4:34 PM HST - Updated February 25 at 4:42 PM
HONOLULU, Hawaii (HawaiiNewsNow) - An endangered Hawaiian monk seal on Kauai was airlifted to the Big Island after suffering injuries from a suspected dog attack.
The monk seal was transported to the Marine Mammal Center in Kailua-Kona on Feb. 16 after NOAA and DLNR staff and volunteers saw that the seal was in poor body condition due to large swelling on its head.
Proposed dams near the Little Colorado River would destroy areas sacred to Native peoples and threaten the habitat of the already endangered humpback chub. Fly over the Little Colorado River with EcoFlight as Lyle Balenquah archaeologist, river and hiking guide, and member of the Hopi Tribe and William LongReed citizen of the Navajo Nation Bodaway/Gap Chapter explain why this is the wrong place to build a dam. Watch the video › Share This
Marine species are among those that benefit from new conservation measures. Being a signatory of the IOSEA Marine Turtles MOU, the government has launched a National Marine Turtle Action Plan (2021-2026) to take effective measures for the conservation of marine turtles, it said.Stra
Freshwater fish are in catastrophic decline with one-third facing extinction, report finds By Sophie Lewis Giant Chinese paddlefish declared extinct
Thousands of fish species are facing catastrophic decline threatening the health, food security and livelihoods of hundreds of millions of people around the world. New research shows that one-third of all freshwater fish now face extinction.
According to a report published Tuesday by 16 global conservation groups, 18,075 species of freshwater fish inhabit our oceans, accounting for over half of the world s total fish species and a quarter of all vertebrates on Earth. This biodiversity is critical to maintaining not only the health of the planet, but the economic prosperity of communities worldwide.