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| Auckland Islands: Auckland Islands -- big sea cliffs (51.2S, 166.8E). During the STS-89 mission (1/29/98)there was a report of ~700 rare New Zealand seal lion pups found dead on the beaches of Dundas Island in the Auckland Island group. As of this this writing, results of autopsies conducted by biologists of the New Zealand Department of Conservation are not yet known. The animals had not been caught in nets or injured by trawlers; possible causes of death include a virus, bacteria, or a toxic algae bloom. |
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