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> Identify Pakake

> What are Pakake?

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How to spot the difference

Common pinnipeds in NZ

Identify Pakake

Common pinnipeds in NZ

NZ Sea Lion

Pakake

Phocarctos hookeri

Leopard Seal

Rāpoka

Hydrurga leptonyx

NZ Fur Seal

Kekeno

Arctocephalus forsteri

Elephant Seal

Ihupuku

Mirounga leonina

Four pinniped species frequent Aotearoa/New Zealands shores

They were all present nationwide when humans arrived

and were hunted to obscurity but are now making a comeback

They use the coastal habitat in different ways

and can be encountered further inland than you might expect

Kekeno

.....Once bred..... nationwide but were almost wiped out from the mainland. They have now returned to most of ...the coast and breed... as far north as Coromandel.

Pakake

Rāpoka

Ihupuku

.....Once bred..... nationwide but were wiped out from the mainland. They have now returned to the south-east coast and ....breed as far north.... as Dunedin.

........Were once........ found nationwide but were not often recorded by European settlers. Since 2015, reported sightings have increased ...significantly around... the country.

Were once found .nationwide but were .wiped out by sealers from all NZ islands. They are .sometimes encountered ....throughout the.... country.

Kekeno

Pakake

Rāpoka

Ihupuku

.....Prefer rocky...... .outcrops and shorelines but will also rest on sandy beaches. They will often follow waterways inland and are capable of ....walking and climbing.... a long way.

........Prefer sandy... beaches but will sometimes rest on rocks. They often walk far inland from beaches and waterways and rest in ....sand dunes and.... coastal forest.

........Prefer sandy... beaches but will sometimes rest on rocks. They do not move well on land and are rarely found far from water. But they will swim up fresh waterways.

.......Use both sandy....... and rocky shorelines. .Although they do not walk well they can move inland from water. They will also ..swim inland via.. waterways.