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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Total reports
88
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17 June—26 December

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

2 of 2 reports grouped by state · 2 states

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New South Wales 1 report
Tasmania 1 report

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Reports over time

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Select a year, then a month. Counts describe published reports; one animal may appear in several reports.

  1. 92000
  2. 32001
  3. 32002
  4. 12003
  5. 32004
  6. 22006
  7. 42007
  8. 52008
  9. 52009
  10. 42010
  11. 22011
  12. 82012
  13. 12013
  14. 12014
  15. 22016
  16. 22020
  17. 32021
  18. 32022
  19. 72023
  20. 42024
  21. 32025
  22. 132026

Months in 2016

  1. 0Jan
  2. 0Feb
  3. 0Mar
  4. 0Apr
  5. 0May
  6. 1Jun
  7. 0Jul
  8. 0Aug
  9. 0Sep
  10. 0Oct
  11. 0Nov
  12. 1Dec

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

  1. 2016
    Penquite Road, Newstead, Launceston Tasmania
    Lou-seal ABC News; Tasmania Police

    An adult male Australian fur seal, locally nicknamed Lou-seal by police, was first spotted on the road at about 5:45 am on Boxing Day. Australian fur seal · 1 seal

  2. 2016
    South Curl Curl Beach, Sydney New South Wales
    Elvis Australian Geographic; Taronga Zoo

    The juvenile long-nosed fur seal nicknamed Elvis was found exhausted on South Curl Curl Beach and taken to Taronga Wildlife Hospital. The report identifies it as Arctocephalus forsteri. New Zealand fur seal · 1 seal