Sea Shepherd offers reward for Leopard seal killer
Sunday, 29 July 2018, 11:41 am Press Release: Sea Shepherd NZ
Sea Shepherd offers reward for Leopard seal killer
A
rare visitor to Northland’s west coast, a Leopard seal was
shot in the face and killed sometime late on Friday or early
Saturday morning.
Sea Shepherd is offering $5000 for
information leading to the prosecution of the killer or
killers.
“The killing has upset a lot of people. Our
shores should be a place of refuge for such beautiful marine
creatures and we are so lucky they visit us. We hope the
reward will motivate someone to do the right thing and get
this disturbed wildlife killer locked up” says Sea
Shepherd NZ Managing Director Michael Lawry.
The protected
Leopard seal was killed as it lay on a Dargaville beach,
near Glinks Gully in Northland. The senseless slaying has
outraged locals and conservationists throughout New
Zealand.
Leopard seals are protected under the Wildlife
Act and the Marine Mammals Act. The killer or killers could
face up to two years' imprisonment and fines of up to
$250,000.
The seals live in Antarctica but often visit our
shores, particularly the east
coast.
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