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Did you know that because of this caring community, more than 27,000 marine mammals have been rescued since the Center opened in 1975?

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California sea lion
endangered

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
Adult
Sex
Female
Rescue Location
Locality - Big Island, Hawai'i
Diagnosis
Trauma, Human interaction
Admitted
06/23/2024
Status
Released
Release Date
06/23/2024
Release Location
Hawai'i Island

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