Hello. I am currently reviewing and updating the operational guide used by New South Wales Parks and Wildlife (NSW Department of Environment and Climate Change) staff in the event of a seal haulout incident. I am hoping to obtain some good quality photographs showing phocids and or otariids at different stages of their life cycle.

 

Ideally, I would like a range of photographs showing clearly the seals/sea lions:

 

a)     in good body condition,

b)     emaciated,

c)     have very obvious eye injuries,

d)     very obviously moulting (especially southern elephant seals)

e)     have extensive bite wounds

f)      a pup with its mother (to highlight size and colour differences; Species: Australian and New Zealand fur seals, Australian sea lions)

g)     adult males (Species: Australian and New Zealand fur seals, Australian sea lions, leopard seals, Sub-antarctic fur seals)

h)     adult females (Species: Australian and New Zealand fur seals, Australian sea lions, leopard seals, Sub-antarctic fur seals)

i)       thermoregulating

 

The photographs will not be used for commercial purposes and the photographers will be clearly acknowledged in the final document.

 

If anyone can help me, please contact me at Shilpa.Rajkumar@environment.nsw.gov.au.

 

Your assistance will be deeply appreciated.

 

Yours sincerely,

Shilpa.

 

 

--Shilpa Rajkumar, Project Officer, Major Programmes

Major Programs Unit, Protected Areas Policy and Programs Branch

Parks & Wildlife Group

NSW Department of Environment  and Climate Change

P.O. Box 1967 HURSTVILLE 1481

Telephone: + 61 2 9585 6928

Cell phone: 0425 631 831

Fax: + 61 2 9585 6666

 

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