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New Zealand · 2009—2026

New Zealand fur seal / kekeno

Seals around New Zealand.

Follow public seal observations from New Zealand. Browse published records, explore the places and stories behind them, or share an encounter with the Seal Watch team.

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N ↑Cape Saunders · 1 report1Otago · 1 report2Wellington · 1 report3
  1. Cape Saunders1 report
  2. Otago1 report
  3. Wellington1 report

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Grouped by each record’s archive date. Approximate dates keep their original labels in the records below.

  1. Cape Saunders, New Zealand Cape Saunders
    Unidentified Chris — iNaturalist (chrihi)

    Photographic observation identified on iNaturalist as southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina).

  2. Wellington Wellington
    Unidentified Damon Bender — iNaturalist (hozo)

    Photographic observation identified on iNaturalist as New Zealand fur seal (Arctocephalus forsteri). New Zealand fur seal

  3. Otago, New Zealand Otago
    Unidentified matthieu gil — iNaturalist (matthieu53357)

    Photographic observation identified on iNaturalist as New Zealand fur seal (Arctocephalus forsteri). New Zealand fur seal