#monk seal L11
Gunshot Wound is Confirmed as Cause of Death for Moloka‘i Monk Seal
December 21, 2021 · 7:17 PM UTC
NOAA Fisheries has confirmed that Hawaiian monk seal L11 is confirmed to be the victim of an intentional killing by gunshot wound to the head. The young female seal was found dead on Molokaʻi on Sept. 19, 2021. This marks the third confirmed intentional killing of a monk seal on Molokaʻi in 2021 and the seventh on Molokaʻi in the past decade.
