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 New Zealand (Hooker's) Sea Lion
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| Phocarctos hookeri (Gray, 1844) |
The New Zealand Sea Lion (Phocarctos hookeri) also known as Hooker's Sea Lion or Whakahao in Māori is a species of sea lion that breeds around the coast of New Zealand's South Island and Stewart Island/Rakiura to some extent, and to a greater extent around New Zealand's sub-antarctic islands, especially the Auckland Islands. John Edward Gray ( 12 February 1800 &ndash 7 March 1875) was a British zoologist. For other uses of the term "sea lion" see Sea lion (disambiguation. New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island The South Island is the larger of the two major islands of New Zealand, the other being the more populous North Island. The five southernmost groups of the New Zealand Outlying Islands form the New Zealand Sub-Antarctic islands. The Auckland Islands ( Motu Maha) ( form an archipelago of the New Zealand Sub-Antarctic Islands and include the following Auckland Island, Adams As one of the larger New Zealand animals, it has been a protected species since the 1890s. The animals of New Zealand have a particularly interesting history because before the arrival of humans probably less than 1300 years ago the country was completely free The 1890s were sometimes referred to as the " Mauve Decade" because William Henry Perkin 's aniline dye allowed the widespread use of that
Conservation
There was thought to be a population of around 15,000 in the mid-1990s. This may have declined somewhat since an outbreak of disease in 1998 caused the deaths of an estimated 20% of adult females and 50% of pups that year. Estimates (based on pup-counts) are about 13,000 for 2004.
A judgment of the Court of Appeal of New Zealand issued on 7 April 2004, with the reasons issued separately on 13 July 2004 (CA39/04), overturned a restrictive decision by the Minister of Fisheries, which had been based on advice from the New Zealand Ministry of Fisheries; the Court allowed squid fishers a bycatch of up to 124 sea lions in the 2004 season, as against the 62 specified by the Minister. The Court of Appeal of New Zealand, located in Wellington, is New Zealand ’s principal intermediate Appellate court. Events 529 - First draft of Corpus Juris Civilis (a fundamental work in Jurisprudence) is issued by Eastern Roman Emperor "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Events 1174 - William I of Scotland, a key rebel in the Revolt of 1173-1174, is captured at Alnwick by forces loyal to "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " The Ministry of Fisheries ( Māori: Te Tautiaki i nga tini a Tangaroa) also known by its acronym MFish, is a state sector organisation of Squid are marine Cephalopods of the order Teuthida, which comprises around 300 species As the species is considered to be far from "endangered", the Court considered that the Minister's imposition of the lower figure (one of the lowest ever imposed in the 20-year history of such restrictions) was going beyond what the law required.
Gallery
 New Zealand (Hooker's) Sea Lions on an Enderby Island beach. Enderby Island is part of the Auckland Islands Archipelago. It is situated just off the northern tip of Auckland Island the largest island in the archipelago |
 New Zealand (Hooker's) Sea Lions are surprisingly good climbers. This pup has been left by its mother adjacent to a coastwatcher hut on Auckland Is (altitude approx 600 ft). |
 One male and two female New Zealand (Hooker's) Sea Lions in The Catlins, New Zealand. Geography The Catlins area covers some 1900 km² (730 sq mi and forms a rough triangular shape extending up to 50 km (30 mi inland and along a stretch |
 New Zealand Sea Lion is nursing at Enderby Island, New Zealand |
References
- Seal Specialist Group (1996). Enderby Island is part of the Auckland Islands Archipelago. It is situated just off the northern tip of Auckland Island the largest island in the archipelago Phocarctos hookeri. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (also known as the IUCN Red List or Red Data List) created in 1963 is the world's most comprehensive inventory of the global IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 11 May 2006. Listed as Vulnerable (VU D2 v2. 3)
- ARKive - images and movies of the Hooker's sea lion (Phocarctos hookeri)
- Randall R. Reeves, Brent S. Stewart, Phillip J. Clapham and James A. Powell (2002). National Audubon Society Guide to Marine Mammals of the World. Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. ISBN 0375411410.
- Encyclopedia of New Zealand Article [1]
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