U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument
The October-November 2010 monthly update from the FWS Papahānaumokuākea team provides the following information on Hawaiian monk seals at French Frigate Shoals and Laysan Island:
“[…] And here’s an update on the monk seals at French Frigate Shoals: 36 monk seal pups have been born; 5 are still nursing; 21 have weaned (3 of those weaned pups were taken by sharks); 1 pup died before it was weaned; 6 pups have disappeared; and finally, 2 weaned pups on East Island suffered nonfatal shark bites. […]
Monk seal deworming efforts on Laysan Island have been cancelled. Results from fecal sampling did not show enough of an improvement to justify the disturbance of the animals. […]”