Weddell Seal in Napier

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Michael Szabo
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Weddell Seal in Napier

Postby Michael Szabo » Sat Aug 04, 2018 9:26 am

A Weddell Seal was reported in Napier yesterday.

Link to report: https://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/new-zea ... rctic-seal
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Re: Weddell Seal in Napier

Postby Neil Fitzgerald » Wed Aug 08, 2018 11:29 am

That's a neat sighting. Thanks for passing it on Michael.
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Re: Weddell Seal in Napier

Postby Michael Szabo » Wed Aug 08, 2018 6:23 pm

Yes, a good sighting for locals to go for. Colin Miskelly also tells me there was one seen at Kaikoura the previous week.
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