Guadalupe Fur Seal
| Guadalupe Fur Seal Conservation status: Vulnerable | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Arctocephalus townsendi Merriam, 1897 |
The Guadalupe Fur Seal (Arctocephalus townsendi) is a fur seal. It is one of six members of the Arcetocephalus genus, but the only one to be found in the Northern Hemisphere. Sealers reduced the population to just a few dozen by the late 19th century, but the species had recovered to 10,000 in number by the late 1990s. Many individuals can be found on Mexico's Guadalupe Island.
References
- Randall R. Reeves, Brent S. Stewart, Phillip J. Clapham and James A. Powell (2002). National Audubon Society Guide to Marine Mammals of the World. Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. ISBN 0375411410.