New Zealand · observation
Oriental Parade boathouses, Wellington
· Wellington
A large leopard seal hauled out on the concrete outside the boathouses at Oriental Parade.
- Species
- Leopard seal
- Number of seals
- 1
- Attributed name
- Unidentified
- Source
- RNZ — Dom Thomas
About this record
- Supporting evidence
- RNZ published 24 July 2019 and explicitly says the seal appeared yesterday morning, resolving to 23 July. Related coverage describes the same single Oriental Bay encounter; no resighting was added.
- 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.