Hooker's Sea Lion (15 images)
Hooker's Sea Lion (Phocarctos hookeri) is a vulnerable species, with an estimated population of about 9,000 in 2008.
New Zealand Sea Lions were once found up to the top of the North Island, but after hunting by Maori and Europeans, were almost extinct by the mid-1800s. The only breeding on the mainland is in the Otago region where it began with a single pup in the 1993/94 season and now averages 4 pups per year - almost all related to the original female.
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New Zealand Sea Lions were once found up to the top of the North Island, but after hunting by Maori and Europeans, were almost extinct by the mid-1800s. The only breeding on the mainland is in the Otago region where it began with a single pup in the 1993/94 season and now averages 4 pups per year - almost all related to the original female.
Adult...
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Hooker's Sea Lion, out for a swim in the...
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Hooker Sea Lion, Otago Peninsula, New Zealand
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Hooker's Sea Lion and Pied Oystercatchers,...
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Hooker Sea Lion, Otago Peninsula, New Zealand
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New Zealand Fur Seal, Stewart Island
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Hooker Sea Lion, juvenile, Otago Peninsula, New...
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Hooker Sea Lion, Otago Peninsula, New Zealand
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Hooker's Sea lion, Curio Bay, New Zealand
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Hooker's Sea lion, Curio Bay, New Zealand
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Hooker's Sea lion, Curio Bay, New Zealand
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Hooker's Sea Lion, Stewart Island
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Hooker Sea Lion, Otago Peninsula, New Zealand
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Hooker Sea Lion, Otago Peninsula, New Zealand
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Hooker's Sea Lion, Catlins, New Zealand
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Hooker's Sea Lion, Catlins, New Zealand