Sea Lions
Sea lion Hiriwa and pup on the move in Dunedin
Now to the cross-country capers of a mum and her 6-week old, who've been warming hearts around Dunedin.
Hiriwa and her baby have been spotted in various locations around the town - the sea lions have… Video, Audio
Booming breeding season for Dunedin's sea lion population
Dunedin's sea lion population could be in for a record breeding season this summer! Department of Conservation coastal Otago biodiversity ranger Jim Fyfe joins us to explain why. Audio
Seals- friend or foe?
Science communication student Lana Young, from the University of Otago, talks to fishers and a marine mammal scientist about the rising number of seals and sea lions. Audio
Hopes sea lion deaths will drop with Fisheries limit
The number of sea lions the fisheries industry is allowed to kill accidentally each year is being cut - from 68 to 38. The new limit is in the southern squid fishing plan, published yesterday by the… Audio
Sea lion deaths: $5k reward offered
A $5000 reward is being offered for information about the shooting deaths of two endangered sea lions in the Catlins this year.
Endangered sea lions breeding well on Stewart Island
Critically endangered New Zealand sea lions are forming the first proper breeding colony seen north of the sub-Antarctic in 200 years.
Sea lions set to establish breeding colony on Stewart Island
It's been 200 years since an official colony formed on the mainland or Stewart Island. But if the colony at Port Pegasus sees 35 pups born next year, the colony's status would be official, after five… Audio
Sea lion dies from bullet wounds on Otago beach
Officials are appealing for information after an endangered sea lion died from bullet wounds on a South Island beach.
Sea lion dies in trawling net
A sea lion has died after being caught in a squid trawl net, despite the net being fitted with a device designed to let it escape.
Urgent air mission after sea lion bite
A woman injured by a sea lion pup in the Auckland Islands has been safely airlifted to hospital in Invercargill.
Information sought on 'tragic' shooting of sea lion
Police are investigating the killing of a rare sea lion on the Otago Peninsula. Video
Sea lions released after mothers killed by fishermen
Sea lions have been released into the ocean waters off the coast of the Palomino Islands in Peru months after they were rescued after their mothers were killed by local fishermen. Video, Audio
Conservation Genomics
Firing a crossbow at a sea lion may conflict with ideas about animal conservation but the genetic information gathered allows scientists to study how best to save the species and whether or not it… Audio
How best to protect sea lions
New research shows that if endangered New Zealand sea lions are to be saved, there will have to be a ban on squid fishing around the Auckland Islands. Audio
New Zealand's sea lion gets endangered status
New Zealand's sea lion is now listed as an endangered. The listing by International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) reflects fears that it may be driven to extinction. Audio
Can sea lion become grizzly bear of the south?
The endangered New Zealand Sea Lion could be in line for an image makeover to try to save it. Audio