Here's how it was in June 2006

let's say it together "aaaaaaaaaaaaaaawwwwwwwwwwwww"

June 06, 2006 Monk Seal and Pup on North Shore Needs Volunteer Help For the next 5-6 weeks, volunteers are needed to help monitor and watch over a mother monk seal and her brand new pup on the north shore near Turtle Bay. There are 3 shifts (daily): 8am-12noon; 12noon-4pm; and 4pm-sunset (around 7:30-ish). If you'd like to get involved or find out more information, please call David Schofield at NOAA Fisheries at 721-5343. "The Hawaiian monk seal population is currently estimated at only 1,300 - 1,400 animals."

Now here we are again when it appears there will be new pup Monks on the horizon. There are more volunteers now than there were then so we'll see how many pups get borned and how many we get to know over the next few years. This is gonna be fun.