PRESIDENTIAL SANCTUARY: Hawaiian monk seals are an endangered species with a population of only about 1,300 living primarily in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. President Bush is set to create a huge isle sanctuary in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. ASSOCIATED PRESS / SEPTEMBER 2005.
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