Rescued Hawaiian monk seal pup returns to ocean, hook-free
Kauai volunteers on March 16 spotted the 8-month-old seal with about 30 feet of fishing line trailing from his mouth.
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NOAA Fisheries: Kauaʻi monk seal back home after swallowing a fishing hook : Maui Now
Endangered Hawaiian monk seal RS10 is home on Kauaʻi thanks to community volunteers and joint agency efforts. The seal ingested a fishing hook and was treated at The Marine Mammal Center’s monk seal hospital on Hawaiʻi Island. After a successful hook-removal, RS10 was recently released back to the wild.
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170 monk seal pups born at preserve last year
Researchers have documented at least 170 endangered Hawaiian monk seal pups that were born in 2023 at Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument.
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Researchers record 170 Hawaiian monk seal pups born in Northern Hawaiian Islands last year : Big Island Now
Along with counting the new pups, NOAA also intervened on 27 monk seals to improve their survival.
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Hawaiian monk seal treated for 5 months at Ke Kai Ola in Kona released back into wild : Maui Now
A Hawaiian monk seal was returned to its home in Kaua‘i waters after five months of treatment at the Kona mammal hospital for kidney stones, possible pneumonia and a fractured canine tooth that had become infected.
Source: mauinow.com