PHOTOS: STEPHEN JAQUIERYDepartment of Conservation staff say they are ``devastated'' after a sea lion was found slaughtered on Otago Peninsula. Doc staff discovered the bloody body of 11-month-old female sea lion Rua near Quarantine Point, north of the Portobello Marine Aquarium, on Saturday. The New Zealand sea lion - population about 10,000 - is on the highly critical list. New Zealand Sea Lion Trust trustee Amelia Saxby condemned the killing. ``What's the chances of finding a shot sea lion if it is well hidden?

Source: Otago Daily Times November 07, 2016 17:03 UTC