Long-nosed Fur Seal

Closest Relatives at Abel Tasman National Park

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

#	Park	Country	Probability
1	Fiordland National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	50–60%
2	Abel Tasman National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	40–50%
3	Rakiura National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	30–40%
4	Freycinet National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	Insufficient data
5	Wilsons Promontory National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	Insufficient data
6	Royal National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	Insufficient data
7	Great Otway National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Long-nosed Fur Seal in Abel Tasman National Park?

About 42% of visitor-days record a Long-nosed Fur Seal sighting in Abel Tasman National Park, based on 62 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Long-nosed Fur Seal in Abel Tasman National Park?

June has the highest sighting rate for Long-nosed Fur Seal in Abel Tasman National Park in our monthly data.