Day 17 'Threatened, Endangered, Extinct'
New Zealand sea lion / Pakake / Whakahao.
New Zealand sea lions are one of the rarest sea lion species in the world and are only found in Aotearoa/New Zealand. Population is approximately around 10,000.
Most of their population is on the Auckland and Campbell subantarctic islands. Emerging breeding locations at Stewart Island/Rakiura, Otago & Southland regions. Their main threats are Diseases, fisheries interactions, pup mortality, food availability, and human impacts.
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