Hawaiian Monk Seal - critically endangered species
This was a very rare sighting of a 6 year old female tagged &quot;V17&quot;.  The Hawaiian monk seal is among the most endangered of all seal species. To raise awareness for the species' plight, the Hawaiian monk seal was declared Hawaii's official State Mammal in 2008 Photo taken near Honl's Beach.
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