Hooker's sea lions in southern New Zealand |
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| Authors: | Graham J Wilson |
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| Institution: | Department of Zoology , University of Canterbury , Christchurch 1, New Zealand |
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| Abstract: | The discovery at Stewart Island of a hauling‐out ground regularly used by Hooker's sea lions (Phocarctos hooked) is described, and recent sightings of sea lions in southern New Zealand are reported. An attempted copulation between a male Hooker's sea lion and a dead female fur seal (Arctocephalus forsteri) is also described. |
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| Keywords: | bleached kraft mill effluent pollution macroinvertebrates fish distribution abundance |
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