Australian sea lions are declining. Using drones to check their health can help us understand why
- Written by Jarrod Hodgson, PhD Candidate, University of Adelaide
Australian sea lions (Neophoca cinerea) are one of the rarest pinnipeds in the world and they are declining.Jarrod Hodgson, CC BY-ND
Australian sea lions are in trouble. Their population has never recovered from the impact of the commercial sealing that occurred mainly in the 19th century.
Low-lying rock islands and outcrops make important breeding...