Terrie Williams: "The Odyssey of KP2: An Orphan Seal, a Marine Biologist, and the Fight to Save a Species"
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Hawaiian monk seal Kauai Pup 2, or KP2
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Pandas, tigers and African elephants have captured worldwide attention from conservationists. But an even more endangered species struggles on American shores – the Hawaiian monk seal. Fewer than 1,100 survive today. Scientists predict that without intervention the species could become extinct within 50 years. When the chance to house and study an abandoned pup arose, a California marine biologist took the seal in. In a new book, she tells the story of KP2 - how the boisterous young seal became a celebrity, charmed everyone around him and gave scientists clues to saving his species.
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Terrie Williams
director of the Marine Mammal Physiology Program at the University of California, Santa Cruz, and co-creator of the Center of Ocean Health
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Excerpt from "The Odyssey of KP2: An Orphan Seal, a Marine Biologist, and the Fight to Save a Species" by Terrie Williams. Copyright 2012 by Terrie Williams. Reprinted here by permission of The Penguin Press. All rights reserved.
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Thank you Terrie Williams for saving this cute seal. It is hard to hear about his difficult start in life. I wonder if newborn Monk seals need the colostrum that many mammal babies need during the first few days of life?
Nearly a perfect show!
Lacking only a guest from Cato Institute (or ALEC, Americans for Prosperity, Heritage Foundation, or other Koch mouthpiece) to profess the economic value of clubbing baby seals; the Founding Father's consumption of seal meat; the oceans' imperviousness to climate change; reasons to stop using tax dollars to preserve life on Earth, and so forth.
Otherwise, excellent!
How may I download the bark from K2 to my cell phone, where do I get it?
This is a fascinating program and what strikes me is the similarity with horses. Sometimes a mare is just a bad mother, even with plenty of food and the best of everything. Conditions can be perfect and she can almost obsess over ridding the world of this creature she just produced. It sounds like maybe KP2's mother may be the same way and what a blessing that people were watching her. Also, Fedex is used to ship horses in from California for the Kentucky Derby.
Terrie: I would really like the opportunity to work with you as I begin Sea Life Entertainment. I will be using sea life costume characters to promote business,organizations, and awareness and education in my community.
Oct. 6th, 2012 "Bently the seal will be promoting the Parkinsons Foundation walk. "Digby" the sea otter has not been born yet. He is going to be famous someday, I just know it! Digby gets more mail than I do. Can't wait for his journey to begin. With community love and support Digby will Lead and transform our community along with all his sea life friends.
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Thanks for being such a good friend to our sea life!
All the best,
Lori