The Maui Nui Marine Resource Council presents: Conservation of the Hawaiian Monk Seal: How Efforts are Saving a Species, June 7, at 5:30 p.m. The virtual event is part of the organization’s Know Your Ocean Speaker Series.
The endangered Hawaiian monk seal Malama, who was treated for malnutrition at Ke Kai Ola’s Marine Mammal Center on the Big Island and found dead on March 12 on O’ahu, was killed by blunt force trauma and it was believed to be an intentional killing, according to NOAA Fisheries.