The Department of Conservation issued a warning in May after a male sea lion was spotted at Allans Beach with a large bite mark on its side, believed to have been made by a great white shark.
At the time, it was unclear if the sea lion would survive its injuries.
But it seems the story has had a happy ending.
A photographer snapped the sea lion at Sandfly Bay recently, and it appeared to be doing well.
‘‘He’s looking none the worse for wear, and will be fighting fit for the next breeding season,’’ he said.
Great white sharks are known to pass through the waters around Otago Peninsula.
The great white shark population is estimated to have been stable or in slight decline since the early 2000s and the species is protected under the Wildlife Act 1953. It is illegal to hunt, kill or otherwise harm great white sharks.
