New Zealand · observation
Wainui Beach, Gisborne
· Gisborne
A leopard seal was reported lying at the southern end of Wainui Beach.
- Species
- Leopard seal
- Number of seals
- 1
- Attributed name
- Unidentified
- Source
- RNZ; Department of Conservation
About this record
- Supporting evidence
- RNZ published 26 June 2019 and reports the seal present on Wainui Beach that day. The article also mentions unrelated recent sightings at Mahia and Auckland; those were not split into records without dated original accounts.
- Identification confidence
- Not recorded
- Editorial status
- Published by Seal Watch.
Source wording, attributed names and approximate date labels are preserved. A published report does not establish a verified animal identity.