New Zealand sea lions,phocarctos hookeri,on the snares islands |
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| Authors: | M C Crawley D B Cameron |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Zoology , University of Canterbury , Christchurch, New Zealand;2. Department of Zoology , University of Canterbury , Christchurch, New Zealand;3. The Registry , University of Waikato , Hamilton, New Zealand |
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| Abstract: | Abstract New Zealand sea lions, Phocarctos hookeri (Gray, 1844), on Main Island of the Snares Islands (48° S) are restricted to the eastern coastal region between Molly Bay and Punui Bay. In the 1970–71 summer, a maximum of 47 sea lions (36 ?, 11 ?) was counted in one day, 5 January 1971. A female and pup were seen several times in January and February 1969, and a second mother‐pup pair in January 1971. These sightings, with a similar record in 1907, show that small numbers of sea lions may breed on the Snares Islands, north of the main breeding area at the Auckland Islands (51° S). |
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