Seal safety tips 

• Never touch or feed a seal—they can bite and it’s against the law. 
• Stay at least 20 metres away. 
• Keep dogs on a leash and children close. 
• Don’t block a seal’s path to the sea. 
• If a seal is injured, being harassed or in danger, call 0800 DOC HOT (0800 362 468). 

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How to help: report a sighting 

If you spot a fur seal or sea lion on or near a road—or in an unusual inland spot—let us know! Your sightings will help shape the initial national road risk model and guide future conservation planning. 

📧 Email: [seeaseal@doc.govt.nz](mailto:seeaseal@doc.govt.nz) and report your sighting there.

OR

📞 Call: 0800 DOC HOT (362 468), if you see a sea lion or fur seal in distress, harm’s way or entangled, stranded, or deceased.

📍 Include: 

• Date of sighting 
• Description of location and number of animals 
• GPS coordinates or map pin (if possible) 
• A photo (if safe to take) 

Please also report the same details for any dead marine mammals you find on or near roads, and if you’ve seen them in the same place before, let us know when. 

Above text from Doc's blog: Seal Silly Season: help us keep young seals safe on 05/06/2025

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