Hawaii residents fined after seal pup mauled by unleashed dogs

HONOLULU, Hawaii: The fatal mauling of a female Hawaiian monk seal pup by unleashed dogs led to the U.S. administration fining two Hawaii residents US$20,000, this week.

Hawaiian monk seals are a critically endangered species and just 1,600 remain. The loss of a female is a tough blow to conservation efforts.

A necroscopy showed the pup, known as PO7 suffered puncture wounds consistent with dog bites and