WORLDMay 27 · 16:45 UTCGUARDIAN USMaya Yang and agencies

Tourist accused of hurling rock at endangered Hawaiian seal was trying to protect sea turtles, lawyer says

Igor Lytvynchuk is facing charges of harassing an endangered Hawaiian monk seal, but his lawyer claims he was trying to protect sea turtles and has since been targeted with threats and doxxing. Lytvynchuk, a 38-year-old from Covington, Washington, is scheduled to appear in Honolulu court on Wednesday.

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