NOAA Eyes Shark Kill To Rescue Monk Seals
May 25, 2007 @ 09:56 AM (EST)
Source: Starbulletin.com
Federal scientists desperate to save the endangered Hawaiian monk seal from extinction want permission to kill Galapagos sharks that have been attacking and killing young seals in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands.
With just 1,200 seals left, "the seals are globally endangered while the sharks are not," said Dan Polhemus, state Division of Aquatic Resources administrator...
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