One other tragedy has struck the Hawaiian island of Oahu. The physique of Ho’omau Lehua, a phenomenal Hawaiian monk seal, was discovered useless.
The candy seal pup was solely 4 months outdated when she died.
Authorities declare the reason for dying is unclear, however seals dwell a median of thirty years within the wild. For an animal to die “naturally” at such a younger age is extremely uncommon.
So as to add to the suspicion surrounding her dying, this incident comes just some months after the intentional killing of one other Hawaiian monk seal in Oahu. So why are these extremely endangered sea mammals repeatedly displaying up useless on native shores?
Estimates recommend there are just one,400 Hawaiian monk seals remaining within the wild, and so they have been listed as an endangered species for over fifty years. Considered one of this seal’s closest relations — the Caribbean monk seal — is already extinct.
NOAA should totally examine the dying of this seal. If this dying is in any approach associated to the final seal killing, authorities might want to step up their protections to make sure no extra of those already-endangered seals are killed sooner or later.
Please signal this petition to induce the NOAA to analyze the dying of this seal!
This text by Mathew Davis was first printed by OneGreenPlanet on 20 July 2023.
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