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Chile · observation

Playa Mostazal, Santo Domingo

· Valparaíso

Sernapesca reported finding a juvenile male South American sea lion dehydrated and in poor body condition on Playa Mostazal. Source: https://www.sernapesca.cl/noticias/exitosa-reinsercion-de-lobo-marino-juvenil-en-santuario-costero-piedra-del-viento-en-la/

Species
South American sea lion
Number of seals
1
Attributed name
Unidentified
Source
Sernapesca

About this record

Supporting evidence
Original Sernapesca account explicitly gives finding place and 2 November 2022. Later rehabilitation and release at Topocalma are not this encounter. Source names Otaria byronia, a synonym of Otaria flavescens.
Identification confidence
Not recorded
Editorial status
Published by Seal Watch.

Source wording, attributed names and approximate date labels are preserved. A published report does not establish a verified animal identity.

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Source: iNaturalist — Caio_Preissler (caio_preissler)

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Source: iNaturalist — Mhairi McFarlane (mhairimcf)