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Kekeno on a deck near Waimarama.

What to do if you find a seal

Department of Conservation —  12/07/2024

Have you found a seal in an unusual place or it looks injured? Here’s what to do when you find a New Zealand fur seal.

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NZ fur seal/kekeno.

Seals need rest not rescuing

Department of Conservation —  24/06/2018

Seals – they’re charismatic creatures that are currently experiencing a population comeback. Find out how we can live alongside seals in harmony, and why it’s sometimes important to let them be.

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New Zealand fur seals on their big OE

Department of Conservation —  11/08/2017

Kekeno/New Zealand fur seals have something unusual in common with many young New Zealanders: they’re partial to the kiwi ‘big OE’. 

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New Zealand fur seal/kekeno pup at Cape Palliser. Photo Herb Christophers.

Photo of the week: Fur seal pup at Cape Palliser

Department of Conservation —  22/03/2017

Visit Cape Palliser at this time of year and the seal pups are sure to be performing their underwater acrobatics in rock pools or having a snooze in the sun.

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Sleeping New Zealand fur seal. Photo: Sarah Beall | CC BY NC-ND 2.0.

Photo of the week: New Zealand fur seal

Department of Conservation —  11/11/2015

Today’s photo is of a New Zealand fur seal/kekeno taking a rest on Tonga Island in Abel Tasman National Park.

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