The Hawaiian monk seal is an endangered species that lives in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. They spend much of their time in the water but come onto beaches to rest and raise their young. Only around 1100 Hawaiian monk seals remain due to past hunting and loss of habitat from human activities like building a military base. Conservation efforts aim to remove debris from their habitat, monitor the population, and educate people in order to help the species recover.

1. Hawaiian Monkseals
By Joseph Squillace

2. • This animal looks very cute and too cute to be
endangered .
• They look like a sea dog with their whiskers
and their pretty black eyes

4. • The Hawaiian Monk seal can be found in the
Northwestern Hawaiian Islands

5. • Habitat.
• They spend most of their time in the water,
but also on beaches so they can rest and raise
their children.

6. • They eat spiny lobsters, flat fish, small reef fish
and octopus

7. • They are mainly nocturnal. During the day
they pretty much lie around on the beach.
They hunt for food at night.

8. • It has only one newborn every 13 months –
sad
• The babies are called pups – cute 

9. • Why are they endangered?
• They are endangered because of all the
hunters and because humans built a military
base.

10. • I have one thing to say about the hunters they
should be banned

11. • How many are left?
• There are 1100 left that is really really sad 

12. • What is being done to help them?
• They are removing rubbish from their habitat.
They are studying them. They are keeping
their habitat safe and educating people like I
am doing now.

13. My solution
• They should find an abandoned island and
move all the seals there and put up a sign
saying ‘Do not enter. Hawaiian monk seal
sanctuary’

15. • Thanks for watching 
• And please don’t become a Monk seal hunter
hunter