Fur Seals

The north west coast of the South Island is a popular place for fur seals. The rocky coastline and well stocked ocean make for a wonderful habitat for the seals. You can see small groups of seals as you drive along the coast. We have seen some locations where you can walk almost up to the seals. Signs warn you to stay more than 10 metres away because they can bite if disturbed. However, the lazy male in the picture barely raised an eyebrow as people continually walked around him to get back to the parking lot from the limestone shelf around Kaikoura.