Hawaiian monk seals get helping hand

June 16th, 2009

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With fewer than 1,200 monk seals remaining, the future of these marine animals looked bleak.  That could soon be changing!  The federal government said Friday that they will be revising the critical habitat to include the main Hawaiian island waters and beaches.  The previous habitat was largely confined to the mostly uninhabited northwestern Hawaiian islands.  This is the first time such an action has been taken in 21 years to help out one of the most endangered marine mammals out there.   This will not affect access to the beaches or fishing.  Let’s hope this action helps to repopulate the dwindling numbers of these beautiful animals!


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