Many are by now familiar with a recent video circulating on social media of a man throwing a rock at a monk seal.
The offender could face up to $70,000 in fines and possible jail time, and it’s thanks to an anonymous tipster who filmed the video and immediately called the Department of Land and Natural Resources to report the crime.
That’s exactly what organizations like Hawaiʻi Marine Animal Response urge bystanders to do when they see an animal in danger — record and report…