DOC report today via Facebook that this Subantarctic Fur Seal pup was photographed on 14th July at Huia in Auckland.
They also reported that a dead Subantarctic Fur Seal pup, approximately 8 months old, washed up at Kairakau Beach in Hawkes Bay in July. The pup had been tagged in September 2020 on Amsterdam Island in the south Indian Ocean.
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Subantarctic Fur Seal, Huia, Auckland - 14 July
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Re: Subantarctic Fur Seal, Huia, Auckland - 14 July
I've just heard about another one seen on Rangitoto Island by Brad Windust on 12th and 13th July 2021.
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Re: Subantarctic Fur Seal, Huia, Auckland - 14 July
Thread with photos of that one viewtopic.php?p=48593#p48593
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Re: Subantarctic Fur Seal, Huia, Auckland - 14 July
DOC calls for reports of any sightings of Subantarctic Fur Seal in New Zealand:
https://www.doc.govt.nz/news/media-rele ... bUkEsfYQvU
https://www.doc.govt.nz/news/media-rele ... bUkEsfYQvU
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Re: Subantarctic Fur Seal, Huia, Auckland - 14 July
Another was photographed on Snell's Beach, Auckland today by a Facebook friend.
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Re: Subantarctic Fur Seal, Huia, Auckland - 14 July
There was a young one, looking at the pic link above on nth end Karioitahi beach last week.. happy chappy , fit as, just nosing around and eventually, toddled back to the very low surf ..
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