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Beachgoers asked to stay away from monk seal pup on Kaiwi coast

By Jamm Aquino

May 22, 2020

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Nohea, a weened 49-day-old female Hawaiian monk seal pup, frolics at the ocean’s edge on Friday on the Kaiwi coastline near Sandy Beach in east Honolulu. NOAA officials urge the public to exercise caution and respect rope barriers erected around the area to keep the seal safe. The public is reminded to stay 150 feet or more away from endangered monk seals.
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Nohea, a weened 49-day-old female Hawaiian monk seal pup, basks at the ocean’s edge on Friday on the Kaiwi coastline near Sandy Beach. NOAA officials urge the public to exercise caution and respect rope barriers erected around the area to keep the seal safe. There are about 1,400 Hawaiian monk seals left in the wild, with about 1,100 found around the uninhabited Northwestern Hawaiian Islands.
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Nohea, a weened 49-day-old female Hawaiian monk seal pup, frolics at the ocean’s edge on Friday on the Kaiwi coastline near Sandy Beach. NOAA officials urge the public to exercise caution and respect rope barriers erected around the area to keep the seal safe. There are about 1,400 Hawaiian monk seals left in the wild, with about 1,100 found around the uninhabited Northwestern Hawaiian Islands.
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Nohea, a weened 49-day-old female Hawaiian monk seal pup, frolics in the water on Friday on the Kaiwi coastline near Sandy Beach. NOAA officials urge the public to exercise caution and respect rope barriers erected around the area to keep the seal safe.
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Nohea, a weened 49-day-old female Hawaiian monk seal pup, is pictured on the Kaiwi coastline near Sandy Beach on Friday.
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Nohea, a weened 49-day-old female Hawaiian monk seal pup, basks at the ocean’s edge on Friday.
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Nohea, a weened 49-day-old female Hawaiian monk seal pup, frolics in the water on Friday.
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Nohea, a weened 49-day-old female Hawaiian monk seal pup, basks at the ocean’s edge on Friday.
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Nohea, a weened 49-day-old female Hawaiian monk seal pup, frolics in the water on Friday on the Kaiwi coastline near Sandy Beach.
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Nohea, a weened 49-day-old female Hawaiian monk seal pup, basks at the ocean’s edge on Friday.
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Nohea, a weened 49-day-old female Hawaiian monk seal pup, strikes an endearing pose while basking at the ocean’s edge on Friday on the Kaiwi coastline near Sandy Beach.
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Nohea, a weened 49-day-old female Hawaiian monk seal pup, basks at the ocean’s edge on Friday.

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