RB24. Photo credit: Mary Miyashiro
Sub-adult female RB24 continues to be of concern. Her condition has neither visibly improved nor worsened. On July 13, PIFSC scientists returned to Kauai to get a full suite of biomedical samples from her, and to change out her larger cell phone tag for a smaller satellite tag. She was also given a de-worming medication to help maximize her nutrition intake by lessening her parasite load. Great work by our east-side volunteer team, who collected a fecal sample from her the following week – this will allow us to see if the medication is working!
W02. Credit: Mary Miyashiro.
The same day, three-year old male RW02received a cell phone tag, so
that we can track his movements and dive behavior to better understand his habitat use.
R315. Photo credit: Michele Bane
Adult female R315 (formerly known as Temp 365, mother of RA16) has been seen at least twice recently, looking very pregnant! Since she did not pup last year, her due date is anyone’s guess. She has been spotted on the northeast shore, and previously pupped at Larsen’s, so we may very well be looking forward to another pup event there!
A new unknown subadult female seal was spotted in the Anahola area earlier this week with a mysterious mark on her belly. We would very much like to lay eyes on this seal again, in person, to determine whether this is a natural mark, an injury, or a foreign body. If you see her, please photograph and report her to our hotline (808-651-7668) right away, so that we can come to the site to observe her.
Photo credit: Lloyd Miyashiro.
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