The Humane Society of the United States, along with the Conservation Council for Hawaii, the Center for Biological Diversity and the Monk Seal Foundation, are now rewarding $10,000 for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of the person or people responsible for the illegal killing of a baby monk seal in Anahola, Kauai, on Nov. 30.
That’s double the initial reward offered by the Humane Society of the United States after the killing was announced Tuesday, according to the state Department of Land and Natural Resources.
“The support these organizations are providing to help identify, arrest and convict the individual(s) responsible for this heinous act, is invaluable in raising public awareness and generating information about this killing and previous ones,” said DLNR Chairman William Aila Jr.
The four organizations are also offering $10,000 rewards for information that leads to arrest and conviction in each of four previous illegal monk seal deaths in 2011 and 2012.
Call the DLNR tipline with information at 1-855-DLNR-TIP. All information is held in confidence.