National Geographic Kids Chapters: Rhino Rescue: And More True Stories of Saving Animals
What happens when conservationists meet rhinos in trouble? They arrange to airlift them to safety! Follow National Geographic Explorers-in-Residence Dereck and Beverly Joubert as they move rhinos out of harm's way, meet a courageous little Hawaiian monk seal, and a pair of Siberian tiger cubs fighting for survival.Readers will cheer as they read these completely true stories of animal rescues. Filled with engaging photos, fast facts, and fascinating sidebars, readers won't want to put this book down.From the Hardcover Library Binding edition.
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HONEY GIRL: Miraculous Monk Seal!
Chapter 2: A Delicate Operation
KUZYA AND BORYA: Tiger Rescue!
Chapter 1: Brothers in Trouble
Chapter 2: Practice Makes Purrfect
KASS AND DRAEGON: Rhino Rescue!
Having “hauled out” on a sandy beach in Hawaii, this female monk seal warms herself in the sun.
November 2012
Oahu, Hawaii
A kite surfer squinted into the sun. The waves were pretty good that day off the northeastern coast of Oahu (sounds like oh-WAH-hoo) in Hawaii. Suddenly, something caught his eye. There, bobbing in the waves just ahead of him, was a strange sight.
It looked like a monk seal. But this monk seal was green. And it wasn’t moving. It looked like the seal was tangled up in something. The surfer wasn’t sure what was going on, but one thing was clear: This seal was in trouble.
Did You Know?
Hawaiian monk seals get their name from the soft folds of fur around their necks. People used to think these folds looked like the hood on a monk’s robe.
When the surfer reached land, the first thing he did was call the Hawaiian monk seal hotline. The hotline is part of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Fisheries Service. He described what he’d seen to wildlife biologist Tracy Mercer. Tracy is in charge of NOAA’s monk seal search and rescue operations on the main Hawaiian Islands. Since 2002, she’s been working with a team of NOAA scientists, staff, and volunteers to keep track of this endangered population of Hawaiian monk seals. The team also rescues injured seals so they can be treated and returned to the wild. Tracy sent a search team to the spot where the surfer had seen the seal. They found nothing.
