Researchers shelve plan to bring monk seals to main isles

By Gary T. Kubota

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Mar 08, 2013

~~<p>Federal scientists have postponed plans to temporarily transfer some young Hawaiian monk seals from the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands to the main Hawaiian Islands as part of a population recovery program.</p>
<p>Scientists with the National Atmospheric and Oceanic Administration said they've decided to focus on other research and recovery aspects of the Hawaiian monk seal.</p>
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Federal scientists have postponed plans to temporarily transfer some young Hawaiian monk seals from the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands to the main Hawaiian Islands as part of a population recovery program.

Scientists with the National Atmospheric and Oceanic Administration said they've decided to focus on other research and recovery aspects of the Hawaiian monk seal. Login for more...