KP2 - Hawaiian Monk Seal

I am an avid animal lover. I also love to read books or watch movies about the human/animal bond and relationship. Currently, I am reading a book by Terrie M. Williams called The Odyssey of KP2.


KP2 was born May 1, 2008 on North Larsen's Beach, Kauai. His mother, KP22, did not bond with her new pup. She did nothing to protect her new pup from an aggressive male who attacked KP2; and she even turned on her own pup, attacking him...

Hawaiian monk seals are critically endangered with about 1,060 left in the wild. They are facing extinction if humans, who have created the problem, don't step in to do something to help. After much political red tape, wildlife biologist Dr. Terrie M. Williams is given the permit and approval to study this nearly blind orphaned monk seal.

This book is the incredible journey Dr. Williams and her team, including animal trainers - Beau Richter and Traci Kendall, take to study and learn from KP2. This is also the story of a charismatic monk seal who loves humans. Can KP2 help save his own species?

This is a great book to read. This is not a dry research kind of read; it is a story told with care and love for the Hawaiian monk seal and the need to help with their survival. With the purchase of The Odyssey of KP2, you are helping, because part of the proceeds from this book go directly to help the research of the Hawaiian monk seals.

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