A Hawaiian monk seal pup found abandoned in May when it was just 1 day old will be released into the wild tomorrow, Marine Corps Base Hawai'i said in a news release.

The pup known as KP2 was in critical care for a few months after it was found on a Kaua'i beach, and it gained weight and stabilized under the supervision of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration at its Kewalo research facility.

KP2 has spent the past few months in a shore pen at Marine Corps Base Hawai'i learning to survive in the wild.

Now the pup is ready for freedom, and NOAA, Marine Corps Base Hawai'i and the U.S. Coast Guard will team up to airlift it to an undisclosed location for release.