Devoted Community Aids Work to Enhance Survival of Endangered Seals
Puig-Santana G, Duda M, Moore K. 2025. Devoted Community Aids Work to Enhance Survival of Endangered Seals. Park Science. 39(2)
On the Hawaiian island of Moloka‘i, a remote community—including Hansen’s disease patients—helps monitor monk seals. Their observations support park staff and partner scientists working to protect the species.
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Puig-Santana, Glauco; Duda, Madeline; Moore, Kelly
- Units
- KALA
- Keywords
- citizen science, community involvement, endangered species, marine mammals, Molokai, monk seals, picture this, surveys