SEAL ATTACK: A swimmer at a Hawaiian beach has been injured by an endangered monk seal, after it attacked her while travelling with its young pup. 9News Read more:
was injured this weekend after encountering an endangered Hawaiian monk seal with a young pup.
The Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources said in a statement that the victim is a 60-year-old primary school teacher from California. The woman received lacerations to her face, arm and back, the agency said.State officials said they would not recommend charges or fines for the woman and are not naming her because she requested anonymity.
It is against the law to touch, harass, injure or kill monk seals. People are told to stay at least 46 metres away from a mother seal and pup, though that recommendation is not a law.The shoreline where the seals live is roped off, and beachgoers are warned of the dangers of getting too close to the nursing mother.
They anticipate these seals will remain in the area for about a month and said people must observe signs and guidance from officials.It is a felony to disturb monk seals, of which there are less than 1,600 remaining in the wild. The animals are listed as endangered under the Endangered Species Act and depleted under the Marine Mammal Protection Act.
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