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Kekeno on a deck near Waimarama.

What to do if you find a seal

Department of Conservation —  12/07/2022

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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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. Photo: Don Herron | DOC.

Sleeping seal stops traffic on Shelly Bay Road

Don Herron —  30/07/2015

Sometimes New Zealand fur seals end up in places where shouldn’t be – like this guy, who was sleeping in the middle of Shelly Bay Road on Tuesday.

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