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Hawaiian monk seal Kaena
endangered

Kaʻena

Hawaiian Monk Seal
Neomonachus schauinslandi

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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
Yearling
Sex
Female
Rescue Location
Northwestern Hawaiian Islands
Diagnosis
Malnutrition, Maternal separation
Admitted
09/04/2019
Status
Released
Release Date
08/05/2020
Release Location
Midway Atoll

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