Tourist Arrested for Hitting Endangered Hawaiian Monk Seal
A US tourist has been arrested and charged after a viral video depicted him throwing a rock at an endangered Hawaiian monk seal's head.
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US agents arrest tourist after video shows a rock hurled at an endangered Hawaiian monk seal's head - AP News
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A tourist from Washington state is facing federal charges after a witness recorded what prosecutors say was a video of him hurling a coconut-sized rock at an endangered Hawaiian monk seal just off a Maui beach last week. Special agents with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration arrested Igor Mykhaylovych Lytvynchuk, 38, in the Seattle area Wednesday, the US attorney’s office in Honolulu said. Lytvynchuk, who lives in Covington, Washington, was scheduled to appear in US District...
By Associated Press
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Igor Mykhaylovych Lytvynchuk faces prison and substantial fines if convicted of harassing a protected animal
By Owen Scott
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