03/30/2021 (part 2) Tuesday Lesley's Ka'ena Update

 

On Sunday I got a call to go check a "giant seal" in front of a friend's house. When I got there the giant turned out to be RK36 Kauai Kolohe.

Today we IDed 6 seals during our monitoring.

The first was a pleasant surprise RW22 Kolohe sleeping peacefully on the beach where he spent the day

Then we saw RN58 Luana who also spent the day hauled out on a nice sandy beach

RL98 Liana was sleeping bellie up on some black reefs -

beaming like a white flashlight

R3CU Nalu was in a bathtub size tide pool - his wound wasn't visible 

RL74 Kami was hanging between 2 rocks sleeping "seal comfortably"

RG40 Holokai was sleeping on some reefs in a tide pool

Roads still have giant puddles; the plants are green, and blooms are everywhere. LAAL chicks are wondering around out of their nests looking plump and healthy. We have 50 LAAL chicks 

More soon - Be Safe