Dunedin is grappling with the question of how to manage a growing sea lion population in a busy urban area
f a neighbourhood cat padded into your garden it would barely register a passing glance.
Bezemer’s new residents gave her a reason to get out of bed. The pup, which Bezemer named Mabel, became a fixture in her garden for weeks, while Mahira fished at sea. Bezemer learned quickly not to leave her shoes and socks outside for fear Mabel would tear them up, and ensured her dog kept a wide berth. Mabel’s favourite sleeping spot was a bucket inside Bezemer’s shed.
“It’s not actually an indication of the population as a whole doing any better,” Fyfe says, adding that sea lions are having to travel thousands of kilometres on foraging trips. About 98% of sea lions are born in the sub-Antartic Islands and those populations are declining.Families and children quietly pass by as a pregnant female sea lion, rests in the kids playground Marlow Park, aka Dinosaur Park, Dunedin.
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