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Kauaʻi shoreline (beach not named)

· Kauaʻi

RL28 weaned her male pup after 40 days of nursing. The pup, initially PK1, was subsequently tagged as RV28.

Species
Hawaiian monk seal
Number of seals
1
Attributed name
RV28 (formerly PK1)
Source
Kauaʻi HMS Conservation Hui

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Supporting evidence
The June 29 account explicitly dates weaning to June 15. Source: https://kauaiseals.wordpress.com/2026/06/29/monk-seal-monday-258-meet-rv28-and-r1nu/
Identification confidence
Not recorded
Editorial status
Published by Seal Watch.

Source wording, attributed names and approximate date labels are preserved. A published report does not establish a verified animal identity.

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Other reports with the same broad area or attributed name.

East Kauaʻi coast

A yearling male seen regularly between Waipouli and Lydgate was flipper-tagged as R1NP. The team described him as small but strong and healthy.

Source: Kauaʻi HMS Conservation Hui

Kauaʻi shoreline (beach not named)

RL28 gave birth to her first pup, a male initially called PK1. The monitoring team later assigned the pup the permanent ID RV28.

Source: Kauaʻi HMS Conservation Hui

Poʻipū Beach

A Hawaiian monk seal was photographed resting on the beach.

Source: E bailey / Wikimedia Commons

Kauaʻi shoreline (beach not specified)

A male pup later identified as RL40 was born on this date. A later field report attributes him to R400; this observation does not count the mother because the initial birth documentation shows the pup.

Source: Kauaʻi Seals field account