Long-nosed Fur Seal

Where to see

Long-nosed Fur Seal

Arctocephalus forsteri

Fiordland National Park leads · 5 parks ranked by real sighting rates

Parks Ranked

Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Long-nosed Fur Seal during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)

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1 Fiordland National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
~60%
2 Flinders Chase 🇦🇺 Australia
~60%
3 Abel Tasman National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
~40%
4 Rottnest Island 🇦🇺 Australia
~30%
5 Rakiura National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
~20%

Before you go

Which is the best park to see a Long-nosed Fur Seal?

Fiordland National Park

In Fiordland National Park, New Zealand, about 60% of wildlife watchers report a Long-nosed Fur Seal sighting on a given day, the highest of the 5 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.

Where else can you see a Long-nosed Fur Seal?

Flinders Chase and more

After Fiordland National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Long-nosed Fur Seal are in Flinders Chase (Australia, about 60%), Abel Tasman National Park (New Zealand, about 40%) and Rottnest Island (Australia, about 30%).

When is the best time to see a Long-nosed Fur Seal?

It depends on the park

In the top parks, the best months are July in Fiordland National Park (about 80%), January–February, June–July, September and November in Flinders Chase (about 70%) and June in Abel Tasman National Park (about 60%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Long-nosed Fur Seal on a given day. Each park's Long-nosed Fur Seal page has the full month-by-month chart.