ʻAwapuhi
Hawaiian Monk Seal
Neomonachus schauinslandi
This patient is a Hawaiian monk seal, the most endangered marine mammal species in the United States. As a species endemic to Hawai´i, they can only be found in the Main Hawaiian Islands and the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands.
We often see stranded monk seals suffering from malnutrition or maternal separation. Other common threats this species faces are disease, predation, entanglement and negative human interactions.
photo © The Marine Mammal Center / NOAA permit #24359
- Age at Admit
- Pup
- Sex
- Female
- Rescue Location
- Northwestern Hawaiian Islands
- Diagnosis
- Malnutrition, Abscess
- Admitted
- 06/03/2017
- Status
- Released
- Release Date
- 12/03/2017
- Release Location
- Northwestern Hawaiian Islands
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