MonkSealMania.blogspot.com: August 2022

Wednesday, August 31, 2022

08/31/2022 Wednesday's Dailies

And she's back........ I am going to go through the last couple weeks of emails to consolidate and provide some type of summary. I'm still dealing with the issue of time difference but by the weekend I should be back to some level of normal.

Today's dailies are brought to you by Marilyn and Team R&B💕

Marilyn viewed Rabbit Island from 1:20 and 3:30 and there was one lone weaner on island.

It was over an hour before Marilyn spotted weaner RQ44 Mahina hauled out on RRB. She may have been there earlier but Marilyn did not see her. Although her tags and N1 bleach were not visible, based on her size, shape and light female belly, Marilyn has no doubt its her.

Team R&B started off arriving at a west side location and saw two seals by the inlet. They ID'd one as RM31 Kai, the other wasn't familar. It was a male with stubs for tags, when they reached out it was suggested it might be RG32.

They were able to see scar over right eye and top of head, they confirmed it was in fact RG32.

Then Nalu R3CX showed up through seal inlet and all heck broke loose. Both boys fought and Nalu left to go around the rocks to the water front rocks. He hauled up and went to sleep, peacefully alone.

Team R&B got a couple of calls of a seal on shore at secrets. They got to the site and there were signs put up by a friend of theirs. The seal

was Aukai RL12 on shore. A man walked right through and went right in front of her, Team R&B stopped him. They guy said he didn't see the seal, which is hard to believe. They called the hotline and waited around educating folks. There were a few that had questions, one wanted to record Team R&B but they're too humble for that. They did share Aukai's history with them.

RQ44

Kai RM31

RG32

RG32 and Kai

Nalu

Nalu and RG32

Aukai

Sunday, August 14, 2022

Message from da blog lady

Aloha good people!

Just want to let you know I am going on vacation until the end of August. I won't be writing the blog during this time. I can't wait to catch up on everything when I return.

Stay well and thank you all for all the support given to our Hawaiian monk seals.

08/14/2022 Sunday's Dailies

Todays dailies are brought to you by Marilyn and Team R&B💕

Marilyn viewed Rabbit Island from 1:40 to 2:55 and there were two seals on island.

Furthest Lanikai direction on LPB in the water line was weaner Mahina RQ44. She was ID'd by her weaner size, tags and N1 applied bleach. She entered the water about 1:55 and then about 20 minutes later she was hauled out nearer to the 1BS on LPB/

Not far from RQ44 was RK37 Hui'a: subadult size, newer coat, light gray female belly, tow red tags and her NB on her lower right side.

Team R&B started their morning as they have several times. At the outfall RL20 was foraging, they

stayed until he left at 8 am.

Team R&B decided to treat themselves by going to visit Rocky and Koalani PO8. They have been avoiding it with all the drama going on. When they arrived Mom and Pup were well protected by the DLNR folks in the water and on shore, Volunteers out as well.

Rocky and PO8 were at the waterline for a bit and then the pup entered the water first and mom followed. This kid has great natural bleach marks, on his hind flipper and on his foreflipper and a round bleach on his rump side. Belly is getting lighter pretty soon there will be a giant grey weaner.

They got a call from Auntie, excited about two seals on shore. Team R&B hurried over, when they got there RH32 Kaale was with RL12 Aukai. Both were just resting.

Volunteer arrive and removed the ropes and signs, and put up signs from their organization. Then proceeded to make the zone smaller. Team R&B left and as they were heading for the car, they got another call from Auntie who was upset. A third seal arrived and they were fighting. They rushed back to the site, and RN14 Kalani was with Kaale and Aukai. The boys were having a battle, lots of biting slapping and holding down. Shame these two have been buddies, but not today when fighting over Aukai. Then Aukai fought the boys, Kalani gave Kaale more bites and slaps and he just disappeared.

All was calm again, so they left.

Then last stop at another west side location, they see RM31 Kai. He was alone resting on lower rocks.

Rabbit Island