Demonstrating historical and contemporary use of Biscayne Bay and adjacent reef tract by the imperiled smalltooth sawfish, suggesting potential local and regional recovery.
This study establishes the Mariana Archipelago as a breeding area for endangered western North Pacific humpback whales, contributing to research and conservation efforts to identify all associated breeding grounds and potential threats in those locations.
Here, we analyze our cumulative experience with translocation of Hawaiian monk seals in response to it's declining demographic. Outcomes suggest that in most cases the translocations were successful.
The critically endangered monk seal, is found in tropical and subtropical waters of the central Pacific and Mediterranean Sea. Currently, the majority of the estimated 1161 Hawaiian monk seals are distributed throughout the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands.