Man who threw rock at endangered seal in Maui says he was ‘protecting turtles’

Further complicating matters, Igor Lytvynchuk allegedly told witnesses he was “rich enough to pay the fines.”

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A Washington state man accused of throwing a rock at an endangered Hawaiian monk seal on Maui never meant to harm the animal and thought he was shielding nearby sea turtles, his attorney said.

A Good Samaritan?

Igor Lytvynchuk, 38, of Covington, Washington state, faces federal misdemeanor charges after a May 5 video appeared to s…