Critically endangered Hawaiian Monk Seals returned to northwestern Hawaiian Islands [Image 10 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, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Department of Land and Natural Resources assist with offloading a Hawaiian Monk Seal off an HC-130 Hercules airplane at Midway Atoll, March 18, 2015. Coast Guard crew members, NOAA, USFW and DLNR partnered together to transport two rehabilitated Hawaiian Monk Seals to Midway 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 15:54
• Photo ID: 1850995
• VIRIN: 150318-G-XD768-007
• Resolution: 7360x4912
• Size: 3.31 MB
• Location: HONOLULU, HI, US