Australia · 2000—2026
Australian and New Zealand fur seals
Seals around Australia.
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South Australia coast 9 reports
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Latest: · Younghusband Peninsula ocean beach, 27 km south of Murray Mouth
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Reports over time
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Months in 2000
Grouped by each record’s archive date. Approximate dates keep their original labels in the records below.
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Date: 2000Reported: Unidentified Shaughnessy et al. (2014), Australian Mammalogy
Observation: The study reports one adult male at a headland about 1 km north-east of Cape Gantheaume, in a non-breeding part of the New Zealand fur seal colony.
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Date: 2000Reported: Unidentified Shaughnessy et al. (2012), Australian Mammalogy
Observation: The paper describes one thin leopard seal, 9–10 ft long, that returned to sea.
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Date: 2000Reported: Unidentified Shaughnessy et al. (2012), Australian Mammalogy
Observation: The paper records one leopard seal on the ocean beach.
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Date: 2000Reported: Unidentified Shaughnessy et al. (2014), Australian Mammalogy
Observation: The 2014 study identifies this animal as a subantarctic fur seal. A juvenile was alive in good condition and returned to sea. The structured species field is unset because Seal Watch does not offer this taxon.
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Date: 2000Reported: Unidentified Shaughnessy et al. (2012), Australian Mammalogy
Observation: The paper records one seal, about 2 m long, with a wound along its back.
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Date: 2000Reported: Unidentified Shaughnessy et al. (2012), Australian Mammalogy
Observation: The paper distinguishes this smaller animal in better condition from the seal seen nearby in July; it moved in and out of the sea.
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Date: 2000Reported: Unidentified Shaughnessy et al. (2014), Australian Mammalogy
Observation: The 2014 study identifies this animal as a subantarctic fur seal. A juvenile was alive in the western part of the sea lion colony and returned to sea. The structured species field is unset because Seal Watch does not offer this taxon.
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Date: 2000Reported: Unidentified Shaughnessy et al. (2012), Australian Mammalogy
Observation: The paper records one leopard seal with an open wound on its back; it was gone two days later.
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Date: 2000Reported: Unidentified Shaughnessy et al. (2014), Australian Mammalogy
Observation: The 2014 study identifies this animal as a subantarctic fur seal. An adult male was alive in good condition at a non-breeding part of the New Zealand fur seal colony. The structured species field is unset because Seal Watch does not offer this taxon.