Representatives from NOAA Fisheries and the Hawai‘i Dept. of Land and Natural Resources held a media briefing on Friday about respecting marine wildlife, following several recent social media videos of people touching endangered Hawaiian monk seals.
Video from the news conference and monk seals courtesy Hawaiʻi DLNR, edited by BIVN
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Why aren’t these people in jail already? I seriously hate these tourists so much. Destroying our delicate wildlife and environment spreading disease and disrespect. Is it really worth it to allow them here? This needs to stop. Good idea on this app at least.
Seems like an information campaign would better serve the animals than cops throwing tickets at people.
Hey cops~ stop harassing the hippies at the local beaches and go protect those that actually need it..
Good god..
Arrest, fine, and send tourist back home. The same way we did during Covid. We really don't need tourist. The Island's survived without tourism.
Anything to get people snitching on each other, right? Gotta normalize that behavior ASAP.
Travel agencies are no help at all, promoting lies about certain areas being open when it's not, like Haiku Stairs.
Respect the Aina!
If its not on the menu leave it alone.
try not to take the lave rocks or black sand without asking Pele first duh.
It seems a steady decline in common has been happening over time I know it didn't happen overnight or did it.
Love seals protect the seas an wildlifes
They’ll keep doing the same shit until u fools start handing out big fines… word gets out about the fines, tourist will stop harassing the endangered animals
I appreciate your news updates! Great channel Mahalo
Is it really that hard to have an official just hang out and guard them? I mean we spend millions on rehabilitation and reintroduction programs. Pay a few people to just hang out and babysit them.
How about adding what people can do to help our sea mammals when they land on shore when military uses their sonars in the ocean. NOAA been called but they can't help the mammals return to the deep because of the law. Who can help or who to call?
It’s sad that a lot of people do there own will and not the will of God.
To look after the Earth, and thus God's dominion, is the responsibility of the Christian steward. A useful quote explaining stewardship can be found in Psalm 24:1: "The Earth is the Lord's and all that is in it, the world, and those who live in it".
I saw this behavior all the time in Yellowstone. People weren't messing with marine animals but just land animals. Then they get angry and want to sue someone when they get gored by a bison.
People are assholes.
Fake news.
One time I was on the Big Island, some stupid tourist kids were chasing a sea turtle in the water. The lifeguard was screaming at them, and they were so zealously into the chase and splashing that they didn't hear him. I wanted to beat some sense into them.
I'm not getting it. Since tourism has basically been shut down for over a year, why all of a sudden is wildlife an issue? It's obviously non-profits pushing for funding. Don't ever, ever doctor an image that is patently false. Shame on Hawaii Democrats and your Representative in Congress. Is the State proud of being the number one recipient of food stamps in the Country?
i lived mauka ho'okena beach for over 15 yrs, every morning tourist come 'to swim with the(spinner) dolphins'.with the 'assistance' of paid, 'new to island' guy … i cringe and would tell the people, 'these are not flipper, they are wild' and once a week someone get bit. i moved hilo side … cuz not many tourists(why i live here for 17yrs)
Shameful – so glad you're getting the word out & standing up for wildlife
You'd think the signs describing the situation would be enough.. 👀
If people would only spend the time gathering marine debris from the ocean (the biggest threat) as they would filming and turning in tourists, this app might accomplish something.
Ban Sun Screen or make it safe for our eco system
They've been telling people this for years but nobody listens. Because they're selfish and they don't care. I lived in Hawaii for 14 years and I learned to understand the culture and the nature around me and it breaks my heart what's happening in the islands today