seal.watch / australia

Australia · 2000—2026

Australian and New Zealand fur seals

Seals around Australia.

Follow public seal observations from Australia. Browse published records, explore the places and stories behind them, or share an encounter with the Seal Watch team.

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State markers group published area labels. The South Australia detail groups reviewed coastal places. Markers are references, not seal positions.

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Victoria 2 reports
Tasmania 1 report
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Months in 2024

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Grouped by each record’s archive date. Approximate dates keep their original labels in the records below.

  1. 2024
    Lake Bunga Beach near Lakes Entrance Victoria
    Unidentified The Guardian Australia / Crime Stoppers Victoria

    A juvenile sub-Antarctic fur seal was first seen resting unharmed at Lake Bunga Beach, then found with severe facial, spinal and rib injuries later that day and euthanised. Species not recorded · 1 seal