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US tourist arrested for throwing rock at endangered Hawaiian monk seal

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A tourist from Washington state has been arrested and faces federal charges for allegedly throwing a rock at an endangered Hawaiian monk seal on Maui. The incident was captured on video and led to widespread condemnation and calls for prosecution. The suspect, Igor Mykhaylovych Lytvynchuk, was arrested in Seattle and charged with harassing a protected animal. AI

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US tourist arrested for throwing rock at endangered Hawaiian monk seal

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Associated Press ·

    US tourist arrested for allegedly throwing rock at endangered Hawaiian monk seal

    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 Ad…

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