A Hawaiian monk seals rests in its transport cage in Kona, Hawaii, after being hefted aboard an HC-130 Hercules airplane in Kona, Hawaii, before returning to Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point on Oahu, April 14, 2016. This transport of seven monk seals was a milestone in the partnership between the Coast Guard, NOAA and The Marine Mammal Center's Ke Kai Ola rehabilitation facility to ensure the survival of monk seals, a critically endangered species found nowhere else in the world. ( Coast Guard photo by Chief Petty Officer Sara Mooers/Released - National Marine Fisheries Permit No. 187
A Hawaiian monk seals rests in its transport cage in Kona, Hawaii, after being hefted aboard an HC-130 Hercules airplane in Kona, Hawaii, before returning to Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point on Oahu, April 14, 2016. This transport of seven monk seals was a milestone in the partnership between the Coast Guard, NOAA and The Marine Mammal Center's Ke Kai Ola rehabilitation facility to ensure the survival of monk seals, a critically endangered species found nowhere else in the world. ( Coast Guard photo by Chief Petty Officer Sara Mooers/Released - National Marine Fisheries Permit No. 18786)
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