Hawaii Study Examines Monk Seal Deaths
June 11, 2007
An Hawaiian monk seal pokes its head above the water in this 1998 file photo at the Waikiki Aquarium in Honolulu. More endangered Hawaiian monk seals are trapped and killed by marine debris during years when the El Nino phenomenon warms tropical Pacific waters, according to University of Hawaii researchers. (AP Photo/Tony Cheng)
(AP) -- More endangered Hawaiian monk seals are trapped and killed by marine debris during years when the El Nino phenomenon warms tropical Pacific waters, according to University of Hawaii researchers.
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