Critically endangered Hawaiian Monk Seals returned to northwestern Hawaiian Islands [Image 5 of 10]

HONOLULU, HI, UNITED STATES

03.18.2015

Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Tara Molle      

U.S. Coast Guard District 14 Hawaii Pacific

Crew members from Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the Department of Land and Natural Resources pose for a photo after safely loading two female Hawaiian Monk Seals onto an HC-130 Hercules airplane in Kona, Hawaii, March 18, 2015. Coast Guard crew members, NOAA, DLNR and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service partnered together to transport two rehabilitated Hawaiian Monk Seals to Midway Atoll where they would be transferred via ship to Kure Atoll State Wildlife Sanctuary. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Tara Molle)

• Date Taken: 03.18.2015
• Date Posted: 04.01.2015 15:58
• Photo ID: 1850979
• VIRIN: 150318-G-XD768-008
• Resolution: 7008x3984
• Size: 2.1 MB
• Location: HONOLULU, HI, US