Monk

Introduced as pets, monk parakeets are now the bane of birders, utilities

Monk parakeets now the bane of birders, utilities Like many exotic animals now established in South Florida, monk parakeets entered the country as pets, flew their coops and earned a reputation as a public nuisance.

Monk Seal Pup Recovering Well

KEWALO BASIN (KHNL) -- We've got more good news on the monk seal pup abandoned by its mother on Kauai. The pup is feeding well. He was physically active as he swam in his pool Tuesday. He has gained weight and is 35 pounds.

Local Burmese Monk Hopes To Raise Aid Money

Relief workers in Myanmar say they are having a tough time reaching most of the people devastated by the deadly cyclone. CBS 2 West Suburban Bureau Chief Mike Puccinelli reports a monk from Myanmar, who is now living in the Chicago area, is praying for his family and hoping to raise money to send to his disaster-ravaged homeland.

Kenrick Monk on a high

KENRICK Monk is feeling stronger than ever in the pool after a confidence-boosting month that has lifted his medal hopes for Beijing.

Marine experts: monk seal has 50% chance of survival

HONOLULU (AP) - Marine experts say an endangered baby monk seal abandoned by its mother has about a 50% chance of surviving. The pup is in critical but stable condition.

Officials attempt to rescue abandoned two-day-old monk seal

HONOLULU (AP) _ Federal officials are attempting to save a two-day-old Hawaiian monk seal found abandoned in a remote part of Kauai's North Shore. The Coast Guard flew the pup to Oahu, where marine mammal experts will feed and nurture it.