2026年7月15日 / 美国东部时间上午11:47 / 哥伦比亚广播公司新闻
据一家野生动物医院消息，一头三周大的雄性港海豹头部中弹，目前在华盛顿州的一家野生动物康复中心接受治疗，情况危急但稳定。
华盛顿州得梅因市的海洋生物救助、康复与研究团队在不到一年的时间里已救治了第三头海洋哺乳动物，该组织在社交媒体上的一篇帖子如是说。该帖还附带了一段装在软垫容器中的港海豹幼崽的视频。
该机构表示，这只港海豹幼崽是在独立日周末期间被收治的。初步检查时，对其头骨进行的X光扫描显示它曾中弹。该机构称，这只海豹已在“我们的手术室接受了专门护理”，目前正在“室外和其他幼崽一起”恢复。
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华盛顿州海洋生物救助、康复与研究中心的港海豹幼崽。海洋生物救助、康复与研究中心
“如果它的病情持续好转，我们将为其进行CT扫描，以便更清楚地了解它的生存几率，并为后续治疗方案提供依据，”该组织说道。
该救助机构的执行董事兼兽医护士凯西·麦克莱恩告诉哥伦比亚广播公司旗下KIRO电视台，该团队将“尽一切努力”将这只幼崽“放归野外”。该电视台报道称，这可能需要尝试取出子弹。
KIRO电视台报道称，这是该团队救治过的最年幼的海洋哺乳动物。麦克莱恩表示，她认为这只幼崽当时在水中遭枪击，枪手可能原本瞄准的是成年海豹。
海洋生物救助、康复与研究中心告诉KIRO电视台，任何在水面上发现可疑活动的人都应联系相关部门，包括美国国家海洋和大气管理局、华盛顿州鱼类与野生动物部，或当地的海洋哺乳动物搁浅救助网络。
根据《海洋哺乳动物保护法》，射杀海豹或海狮被视为联邦犯罪。
今年5月，一名向濒危的夏威夷僧海豹投掷椰子大小石块的游客被联邦特工逮捕，被控骚扰及试图骚扰受保护动物。这名男子的辩护律师身份为华盛顿州居民伊戈尔·利特文科，其称该男子当时是在试图保护海龟。
如果罪名成立，利特文科每项指控将面临最高一年的监禁，同时根据《海洋哺乳动物保护法》将面临最高2万美元的罚款，根据《濒危物种法》将面临最高5万美元的罚款。
Harbor seal pup shot in head, third incident in less than a year, Washington state wildlife hospital says
July 15, 2026 / 11:47 AM EDT / CBS News
A three-week-old male harbor seal is in critical but stable condition and undergoing treatment at a Washington state wildlife rehabilitation center after being shot in the head, according to a wildlife hospital.
This is the third marine mammal the Sea Life Response, Rehab and Research team in Des Moines, Washington has treated in less than a year, according to a post from the organization on social media. The message was posted alongside a video of a harbor seal pup in a padded container.
The harbor seal pup was admitted over the Fourth of July weekend, the facility said. During an initial exam, an X-ray of the animal’s skull showed he had been shot. The seal received “specialized care in our surgery suite,” the facility said, and is now recovering “outside with the rest of the pups.”
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A harbor seal pup at Sea Life Response, Rehab and Research in Washington. Sea Life Response, Rehab and Research
“If he continues to improve, he’ll receive a CT scan which will give us a clearer picture of his chance of survival and inform how to treat him from here,” the organization said.
Casey McLean, the executive director and a veterinary nurse at the rescue, told CBS affiliate KIRO that the group will do “everything to return” the pup “to the wild.” That may involve an attempt to remove the bullet, the station reported.
KIRO reported that this is the youngest marine mammal the group has treated. McLean said she believes the pup was on the water when it was shot, and that the shooter may have been aiming for an adult animal.
Sea Life Response, Rehab and Research told KIRO that anyone who observes suspicious activity on the water should contact authorities, including the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, or a local marine mammal stranding network.
Shooting a seal or a sea lion is considered a federal crime under the Marine Mammal Protection Act.
In May, a tourist who threw a coconut-sized rock at an endangered Hawaiian monk seal was arrested by federal agents and charged with harassing and attempting to harass a protected animal. A defense attorney for the man, identified as Washington resident Igor Lytvynchuk, said he was trying to protect sea turtles.
If convicted, Lytvynchuk faces up to one year in prison for each charge, as well as a fine of up to $20,000 under the Marine Mammal Protection Act and a fine of up to $50,000 under the Endangered Species Act.
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