THE MARINE MAMMAL CENTER

SUBMITTED BY Giancarlo Rulli, Marketing & Communications Associate FOR THE MARINE MAMMAL CENTER

PHOTO ONE: The Marine Mammal Center is committed to the conservation and care of endangered Hawaiian monk seals during the pandemic as an essential business. Of the approximately 1,400 monk seals researchers estimate remain in the wild, nearly 30 percent are alive today as a result of these types of conservation efforts led by NOAA and partners like the Center. Credit Elena Graham © The Marine Mammal Center, NOAA permit #18786

PHOTO TWO: Megan McGinnis, The Marine Mammal Center’s Animal Care Manager at Ke Kai Ola, examines a slide with a sample under a microscope from one of the four current rehabilitating monk seal patients. The Kailua-Kona community’s ongoing support is critical to the conservation of this endangered species and each individual resident can make a difference by reporting monk seal sightings to the Center’s Hawai‘i Island response team at our 24-hour hotline: 808-987-0765. Credit Elena Graham © The Marine Mammal Center