Third Monk Seal Found Dead on Molokai

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No good news here. 

A third monk seal found dead on Molokai Wednesday. 

NOAA officials already suspect foul play in the recent deaths of two other seals. 

The monk seal deaths come at a time when tensions between local fishermen and NOAA are running high. The agency is weighing whether to expand protections for the endangered species around the main Hawaiian islands.

Sophie Cocke has the full story.

  

Photo: Hawaiian Monk Seal, courtesy of NOAA

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