Falklands Conservation

Protecting the Unique Wildlife of the Falkland Islands and the South Atlantic

WILDLIFE UNDER THREAT

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19p Southern Sea Lion Otaria byronia

The Falkland Islands once held a large proportion of the world's Southern Sea Lions. Falklands Conservation have recently conducted the first comprehensive survey of breeding populations since 1965 and this has revealed a decline to around 2% of 1930s populations. Evidence suggests that the sealing industry may have been responsible for much of this decline, but it is not clear why it continued after the cessation of sealing in the 1960s. It may be linked to changes in the marine ecosystem but further investigation is urgently needed.

Falklands Conservation UK Charity 1073859
Patron: HRH The Duke of York CVO ADC
Member of the International Union for Conservation of Nature | BirdLife International Representative