US agents arrest tourist after video shows a rock hurled at an endangered Hawaiian monk seal’s head

A tourist from Washington state is facing federal charges after a witness recorded what prosecutors say was a video of him hurling a coconut-sized rock at an endangered Hawaiian monk seal. Igor Mykhaylovych Lytvynchuk, from Washington state, is accused of harassing and an attempting to harass a protected animal. U.S. prosecutors say a witness recorded the incident and reported it to authorities. If convicted, Lytvynchuk faces up to one year in prison and significant fines. A federal defender who...