5 NOVEMBER 1997. NEW ZEALAND: MARINE MAMMALS

Palmerston North: Two Antarctic seal species, a leopard fur seal and a Southern Antarctic fur seal were found ashore at New Plymouth and Hawke's Bay beaches in the last few weeks. Both were in poor conditions and were euthanized. Local investigators speculated that their occurrence might be ENSO-elated.--New Zealand Press Association via MARMAM

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