{"id":444,"date":"2009-09-15T10:48:26","date_gmt":"2009-09-15T09:48:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/monachus-guardian.org\/wordpress\/?p=444"},"modified":"2009-09-19T10:23:49","modified_gmt":"2009-09-19T09:23:49","slug":"hawaiian-island-to-evict-over-friendly-seal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/monachus-guardian.org\/wordpress\/2009\/09\/15\/hawaiian-island-to-evict-over-friendly-seal\/","title":{"rendered":"Hawaiian Island to Evict Over-Friendly Seal"},"content":{"rendered":"<h5>Press Watch, Newser, September 15, 2009<\/h5>\n<h4>Scientists fear monk seal pup raised by people will harm his human playmates<\/h4>\n<p>A seal pup that loves human company is facing deportation to hundreds of miles away from his Hawaiian home, the<em> Wall Street Journal <\/em>reports. Baby monk seal KP2, who often swims with people and even climbs on boogie boards, has become a much-loved local celebrity on Molokai since he showed up in February but wildlife experts warn that as he grows bigger, he may end up accidentally killing somebody by playing too rough and holding them underwater.<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\">\n<object classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"425\" height=\"344\" codebase=\"http:\/\/download.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"allowScriptAccess\" value=\"always\" \/><param name=\"src\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/mT2X8jbez3o&amp;color1=0xb1b1b1&amp;color2=0xcfcfcf&amp;feature=player_embedded&amp;fs=1\" \/><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" \/><embed type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"425\" height=\"344\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/mT2X8jbez3o&amp;color1=0xb1b1b1&amp;color2=0xcfcfcf&amp;feature=player_embedded&amp;fs=1\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"><\/embed><\/object>\n<\/div>\n<p>The problem, experts say, is that KP2, who was hand-reared by humans after being rejected by his mother, doesn&#8217;t seem to realize that he&#8217;s a seal. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration plans to move him around 200 miles away, although he soon found his way back to Molokai after an earlier effort\u00a0 to remove him, and many want him to stay. &#8220;If they take him away one more time and he comes back, I don&#8217;t think this community will let NOAA take him again,&#8221; says the head of a local center that teaches children about Hawaii&#8217;s ecology.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Further info<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.newser.com\/story\/69408\/hawaiian-island-to-evict-over-friendly-seal.html\">Hawaiian Island to Evict Over-Friendly Seal<\/a>, Newser,\u00a0 September 15 2009<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/online.wsj.com\/article\/SB125296869822910133.html\">This Baby Seal Is a People Person, And That Makes Him Dangerous<\/a>, Wall Street Journal, September 15, 2009<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Press Watch, Newser, September 15, 2009 Scientists fear monk seal pup raised by people will harm his human playmates A seal pup that loves human company is facing deportation to hundreds of miles away from his Hawaiian home, the Wall Street Journal reports. 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