Rowers training in Auckland harbor saw a “highly unusual” sea creature ... Screengrab from Jason Britten's video shared by New Zealand’s Department of Conservation on Facebook A rowing ...

In the waters around New Zealand - as many countries - animals including sea birds, dolphins, penguins and sea lions are routinely ending up in commercial fishing nets along with the intended catch.

I looked straight into the eyes of something you would not expect in a forest: some 300 pounds of NZ sea lion female! New Zealand's nature and wild landscapes always had this magic spell on me.