Ke Kai Ola, a Hawaiian Monk Seal hospital in Kailua-Kona, HI, began administering a vaccine against the bird flu in 2025, which has returned to Hawai’i. Researchers are hoping that the vaccine will protect the seals, which are an endangered species. Two wild monk seals have received the vaccine so far, along with examinations and enrichment time (photographed under NOAA permit #24359).
Ke Kai Ola, a Hawaiian Monk Seal hospital in Kailua-Kona, HI, began administering a vaccine against the bird flu in 2025, which has returned to Hawai’i. Researchers are hoping that the vaccine will protect the seals, which are an endangered species. Two wild monk seals have received the vaccine so far, along with examinations and enrichment time (photographed under NOAA permit #24359).
