Up to 40 fur seal pups have been found dead near Kaikōura.

These include the Galápagos fur seal and the Galápagos sea lion.

The fur seal industry north of the equator is wholly in the Pacific.

They have told authorities monitoring other Cape fur seal colonies to remain vigilant.

DoC's Threatened Species Ambassador Nicola Toki tells us all about the fur seal.

There are nine species of them, and the so-called ' fur seal' is one.

The fur seal conference has been in session in Washington for nearly two weeks.

Their most valuable known resources are fish, lumber, fur seal, sea otter and coal.

Number of fur seal deaths in Kaikoura could rise.

A day later we saw three " fur seal" playing happily in the water.

In the third case this year, a New Zealand fur seal has been found shot dead.

More than one fur seal has been caught in the act, on more than one occasion.

The fur seal is a good investment for the United States, and their number is not diminishing.

Nevertheless the fur seal continued to be sought, and for years the international difficulty of protecting the fisheries remained.

The number of fur seal deaths in Kaikoura could rise because of the high number of female seals killed.

This ginger fur seal pup is so rare it could be rejected by its colony for not fitting in.