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We’ve another really nice cover with my photo to show off today.

New Zealand has the rarest Sea lion breeding on our shores.  In my previous conservation career I was the national marine mammal advisor to the NZ government…..

Male NZ Sea lion attacking a new born pup. Click for more

The threatened New Zealand Sea lion (Hooker’s Sea lion) fell under my responsibility, and at one time I was the NZ Sea lion Recovery Group Leader.  So, it’s really neat to have one of my photos gracing the 2010 calendar cover of the Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society Calendar with such a worthy candidate for publicity.

A cute NZSL puppy. Click for more

If you’d like to see some more NZ Sea lion photos then click here. There are some rather cute ones, and also some rather brutish shots.  I witnessed an mature adult sea lion playing very rough with pups.  Cannibalism has been documented, so we feared the worst, but the fiesty little pup managed to get away, happily.

If you’d like to read more about this species, try the Marine Bio website.

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