Critically endangered Hawaiian Monk Seals returned to northwestern Hawaiian Islands [Image 4 of 10]

HONOLULU, HAWAII, UNITED STATES

03.18.2015

Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Tara Molle      

U.S. Coast Guard District 14 Hawaii Pacific

A Hawaiian Monk Seal peeks out of her crate before being safely loaded onto a Coast Guard HC-130 Hercules airplane in Kona, Hawaii, March 18, 2015. Coast Guard crew members, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Department of Land and Natural Resources partnered together to transport two rehabilitated Hawaiian Monk Seals to Midway Atoll where they would be transferred via ship to Kure Atoll Wildlife Sanctuary. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Tara Molle)

• Date Taken: 03.18.2015
• Date Posted: 04.01.2015 15:59
• Photo ID: 1850977
• VIRIN: 150318-G-XD768-006
• Resolution: 7360x4912
• Size: 3.23 MB
• Location: HONOLULU, HAWAII, US