Monk seal safely transferred from Big Island to Oahu to return home [Image 2 of 3]

HONOLULU, HI, UNITED STATES

08.09.2017

Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Amanda Wyrick    

U.S. Coast Guard District 14 Hawaii Pacific

Personnel from the Coast Guard 14th District, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and The Marine Mammal Center have partnered to transport a rehabilitated monk seal from Kona to Honolulu aboard a Coast Guard HC-130 Hercules airplane August 9, 2017, for further transport to her original home in the wild. Photo taken under the authority of NMFS MMP A/ESA Permit NO. 18786-01. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Amanda Levasseur/Released)

• Date Taken: 08.09.2017
• Date Posted: 08.10.2017 20:23
• Photo ID: 3660523
• VIRIN: 170805-G-CA140-1005
• Resolution: 1001x678
• Size: 197.86 KB
• Location: HONOLULU, HI, US