A Species Is Now Extinct

Another branch of the monk seal family is gone. At least a couple of pups were born on Oahu this spring.

"After five years of futile efforts to find or confirm sightings of any Caribbean monk seals — even just one — the U.S. government on Friday announced that the species is officially extinct and the only seal to vanish due to human causes."

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