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    ???1;Close to a thousand fur seals have starved to death since September on the Kaikoura coastline

    ???1;Close to a thousand fur seals have starved to death since September on the Kaikoura coastline


    While seal deaths do occur after winter, such a large number has never been documented before in New Zealand.

    The Department of Conservation says starvation in high numbers is an indication of a wider shift happening in the ocean.

    Dr Jody Weir says this is particularly unusual as fur seals are generalist feeders and consume a varied diet.

    She says the fact they're still starving, and aren't shifting to eating something else, is a sign we have depleted certain aspects of the ocean.

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