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Read recent published observations from Chile. Each entry keeps its original source attribution and a link back to the archive.
rodknee_magiccdonald recorded this encounter on iNaturalist. Photograph shows a sea lion on a rock at the water’s edge. The source obscures its location; no exact site is assigned. The source identification is Otaria flavescens. Source: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/145554249
Source: iNaturalist — rodknee_magiccdonald
1 January 2023 2023 · ValparaísoSernapesca 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/
Source: Sernapesca
2 November 2022 2022 · ValparaísoLa Prensa Austral reported a leopard seal on Punta Arenas's Costanera del Estrecho near the basketball courts. Sernapesca director Patricio Díaz said responders found no apparent injuries or poor condition. Source: https://laprensaaustral.cl/2022/09/04/aparicion-de-foca-leopardo-en-la-costanera-del-estrecho-obligo-a-operativo-de-la-armada-y-sernapesca/
Source: La Prensa Austral, interviewing Patricio Díaz / Sernapesca
3 September 2022 2022 · MagallanesChiloé Silvestre director Javier Cabello told La Cuarta that a leopard seal was found injured and exhausted at Piedra Run on Playa Mar Brava. Sernapesca took it into care. The cause of its injuries was not established. Source: https://www.lacuarta.com/icarito/noticia/herido-y-exhausto-la-misteriosa-aparicion-de-un-leopardo-marino-que-rescataron-en-chiloe/NLLQQUBEWZBCXIQMJUN4ZLBF44/
Source: La Cuarta — Guido Macari Marimón, interviewing Javier Cabello / Chiloé Silvestre
6 August 2022 2022 · Los LagosHéctor García (hectorstone) recorded this encounter on iNaturalist. Photographs show sea lions swimming together. The source identification is Otaria flavescens. Source: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/107074804
Source: iNaturalist — Héctor García (hectorstone)
5 January 2022 2022 · AtacamaAn Armada patrol found a juvenile sea lion apparently disoriented along the Ancud coast. Sernapesca attended and transferred it to Chiloé Silvestre for assessment. Source: https://www.armada.cl/noticias-navales/personal-de-la-armada-y-sernapesca-realizan-rescate-a-lobo-marino-en-ancud
Source: Armada de Chile; Sernapesca
14 July 2021 2021 · Los Lagosfespinosap recorded this encounter on iNaturalist. The observer describes a group on a marine platform; photographs show sea lions on the open waterfront structure. The source identification is Otaria flavescens. Source: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/67768045
Source: iNaturalist — fespinosap
5 January 2021 2021 · ValparaísoBioBioChile, reporting from Manuel Novoa's local broadcasts, described an elephant seal arriving at the Puerto Cisnes waterfront and later moving through nearby streets. Sernapesca's follow-up refers to the same visit. Source: https://www.biobiochile.cl/especial/aqui-tierra/noticias/2020/10/06/elefante-marino-recorre-las-calles-de-puerto-cisnes-y-comunidad-lo-devuelve-al-mar.shtml
Source: BioBioChile — Emilio Lara, citing Manuel Novoa / Radio Auténtica FM; Sernapesca
5 October 2020 2020 · AysénThe Armada reported a young sea lion on a beach at Quemchi. Sernapesca's veterinarian identified it as a common sea lion and found it in good health, without injuries. Source: https://www.armada.cl/autoridad-maritima-en-conjunto-con-personal-sernapesca-realizaron
Source: Armada de Chile; Sernapesca
25 August 2020 2020 · Los LagosSernapesca recorded the southern elephant seal it calls Trompito at Playa Ramada. The agency attributed the identity to scars on the animal's right side and later monitored it while moulting around Caldera. Source: https://www.sernapesca.cl/app/uploads/2023/09/boletin_sectorial_region_de_atacama_-_1er_trimestre_2020.pdf
Source: Sernapesca Atacama
25 January 2020 2020 · Atacamarick-uhlen recorded this encounter on iNaturalist. Photograph shows a sea lion hauled out on coastal rocks. The source identification is Otaria flavescens. Source: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/37382738
Source: iNaturalist — rick-uhlen
5 January 2020 2020 · Valparaíso