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Live skunk captured at Honolulu Harbor

A live skunk was captured at Honolulu Harbor Monday night by agriculture inspectors from the Hawai‘i Department of Agriculture after several days of tracking the animal.

Raccoon captured in shipping container on Oʻahu

A raccoon was captured Wednesday in a shipping container of household goods and furniture on Oʻahu. The container came from Maryland via California and arrived at  Honolulu Harbor on March 19.

Live Bat Found on Container Ship at Honolulu Harbor

Officials say that tissue samples from the bat were sent to a laboratory on the Mainland to test for the rabies virus.

Live Raccoon Found on Matson Cargo Ship

A 15-pound live raccoon was captured aboard a Matson cargo ship that arrived in Honolulu on Monday from Long Beach, California.

Live Bat Found at Honolulu’s Interisland Terminal

The incident was reported on Monday afternoon by authorities who observed the man tossing the bat in the air outside of the lobby near Baggage Claim B.