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Man fined for harassing sea lion on Catlins beach

SOUTHLAND, NEW ZEALAND, JUL 24 – The $400 fine follows deliberate provocation by motorists and trail bike riders, prompting calls for stricter vehicle restrictions to protect endangered sea lions, with only 12,000 remaining.

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A Southland man has been fined $400 for harassing a sea lion in an incident that appalled nature lovers in the Catlins earlier this year.

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Man fined for harassing sea lion on Catlins beach

A Southland man has been fined $400 for harassing a sea lion in an incident that appalled nature lovers in the Catlins earlier this year.

·Otago, New Zealand
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Man fined $400 for harassing sea lion in the Catlins

Residents of Tautuku Beach, on the south Otago coast, had reported seeing a group of motorists and trail bike riders taunting a sea lion for two successive days.

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