Home / News / Marine Mammals / Endangered sea lions devastated by New Zealand’s squid industry
New Zealand sea lion (Phocarctos hookeri). Source: Wikipedia

Endangered sea lions devastated by New Zealand’s squid industry

A sixth sea lion has died after being entrapped in a squid trawling net off the coast of New Zealand last week. This particular species is only found in and around New Zealand and has only about 12,000 individuals total. 

Source

Check Also

Southeast Asia’s dugongs may disappear soon

In 2019, two baby dugongs were found alive after they washed ashore in Krabi and …