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Timely reporting is vital to save hooked monk seals

By Nina Wu

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Feb 11, 2013

~~<p>The juvenile monk seal was having difficulty breathing when he was discovered at Kapaa Beach on Hawaii island's northwestern shore.</p>
<p>Once it was reported Feb. 1, staff from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Adminstration mobilized into action. The Coast Guard transported the seal &mdash; known as RK68 &mdash; to the Waikiki Aquarium to be examined.</p>
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The juvenile monk seal was having difficulty breathing when he was discovered at Kapaa Beach on Hawaii island's northwestern shore.

Once it was reported Feb. 1, staff from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Adminstration mobilized into action. The Coast Guard transported the seal — known as RK68 — to the Waikiki Aquarium to be examined. Login for more...



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