Tourist accused of hurling rock at rare Hawaiian seal ‘assaulted,’ his lawyer claims
www.independent.co.uk
A tourist from Washington state is accused of throwing a coconut-sized rock at an endangered Hawaiian monk seal
  • Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works
    9·
    2 months ago

    (If he was) it makes me glad to know he got at least some kind of consequences he found painful. Since the $20 fine just made him smug.

    • Null User Object@lemmy.world
      4·
      2 months ago

      Lytvynchuk is charged with violations of both the Endangered Species Act and the Marine Mammal Protection Act. If convicted, he faces up to one year in prison for each charge, along with potential fines of up to $20,000.