Hawaiian monk seal born on North Shore of Oahu
HONOLULU (AP) _ An adult female Hawaiian monk seal has given birth to the first pup born on Oahu in eight years.
The baby monk seal was born on a remote North Shore beach around June first.
David Schofield at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says the mother is the same seal who gave birth to a pup on Kauai last year.
Officials are not revealing the beach's location because it could disturb the pup and the mother.
Schofield says people had already started to take pictures, and the sound of the shutter made the mother look up.
If the mother is bothered, she might stop nursing or bite people who get too close.
A barrier has been placed around the nursing pair to prevent people from getting within 150 feet of them.
The Hawaiian monk seal population is estimated at around 12-hundred
The baby monk seal was born on a remote North Shore beach around June first.
David Schofield at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says the mother is the same seal who gave birth to a pup on Kauai last year.
Officials are not revealing the beach's location because it could disturb the pup and the mother.
Schofield says people had already started to take pictures, and the sound of the shutter made the mother look up.
If the mother is bothered, she might stop nursing or bite people who get too close.
A barrier has been placed around the nursing pair to prevent people from getting within 150 feet of them.
The Hawaiian monk seal population is estimated at around 12-hundred
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