A tourist pleaded not guilty to charges accusing him of hurling a coconut-sized rock at an endangered Hawaiian monk seal
Officials rescued the healthy 36-pound seal pup before releasing it back into the wild on Tuesday afternoon.
A Portuguese triathlete was attacked by a seal during a training session at a California beach - and it was all captured on video.
A swimmer is recovering from injuries caused by a Hawaiian Monk Seal at Kaimana beach. The seal, Rocky, has been at the beach since giving birth to pup two weeks ago.
"We've had seals go into people's backyards, we've had seals underneath cars so...they do get themselves into trouble, but this is probably the most in town we've ever had," said Montello.
When patrol officers got to the scene the seal tried to flee Southwest toward the Budget Host Motel but didn't get too far.