Here's what you need to know as the countries seal population grows and fur pups turn up in all sorts of odd places.

After their populations were decimated by hunters, New Zealand’s sea lions are returning to the coasts — sometimes surprising locals by turning up in unexpected places. By Charlotte Graham ...

Jess Thomson is a Newsweek Science Reporter based in London UK. Her focus is reporting on science, technology and healthcare. She has covered weird animal behavior, space news and the impacts of ...

The latest sea lion to catch the attention of surfers is the one below. Yesterday, it crashed a prestigious surfing competition in New Zealand and dominated the lineup. Sky News Australia ...

Seals belong to a large clade of semi-aquatic animals called Pinnipeds. This clade also includes sea lions and walruses.

Also in 2015, the IUCN added the New Zealand sea lion to the endangered list, citing a 98% probability of extinction in the species' largest general population within just five generations.

A mother New Zealand sea lion and her pup. Mothers are fiercely protective of their offspring, underscoring the need for proper management as the animals begin to return to their habitat ...

South American sea lions, and New Zealand sea lions. The Japanese sea lion became extinct around the 1950s to 1970s. They lived in Japan along the northwest Pacific coastline before extinction.

Return of the New Zealand Sea Lion. This is one of New Zealand's greatest wildlife comeback stories, as the locally extinct New Zealand Sea Lion reclaims the beaches along the South Island ...

Dating back to 1963, the New Zealand championship is the longest-running and most prestigious domestic surfing event in the country. Surfers have been upstaged by a curious sea lion during a ...