A one-hour film on Hawaiian monk seals will be premiering on PBS starting Wednesday, November 1, 2006 in most areas. Please check your local PBS listings for airdates. This natural history film documents efforts to understand monk seal foraging ecology in hope of finding remedies for the decline of the Hawaiian monk seal in recent decades. It shows how the use of innovative technology such as Crittercam, 'electric rocks' and research submarines have allowed scientists to discover critical aspects of foraging and habitat use that have in turn informed the process of establishing protections for the Hawaiian monk seal and their unique habitat, the Nothwestern Hawaiian Islands. To find out more about this National Geographic special please visit: http://press.nationalgeographic.com/pressroom/index.jsp?pageID=pressReleases... Kyler Abernathy For the Remote Imaging team, Mission Programs - National Geographic Society 202-857-5802, kabernat@ngs.org