Reward for Sea Lion shooting information boosted to $11,000

The baby female Sea Lion was shot in the Catlins Estuary last month and left to die in what DOC describes as a slow and painful death. Last week the pup's mum, Jade, who is a well know Sea Lion in Otago was also found shot dead. Conservationists said the deaths are a devastating blow to the recovery of the threatened species on the mainland. Initially a $5000 reward was offered by the the NZ Sea Lion Trust, but that's now been boosted to $11,000 with the help of donations. Jordana Whyte from the Trust spoke to Lisa Owen.