A project to protect Little Penguins nesting along the Derwent Estuary is having positive results.
Numbers of breeding pairs have increased significantly since the project began four years ago.
Over the years the Derwent Estuary’s little penguin population has declined rapidly because of attacks by dogs and cats.
They have also suffered from the development of sea walls [...]
Entries from August 2008
August 26, 2008
Big success for Little Penguin project
August 15, 2008
Meet Kyoto
Cincinnati Zoo Announces Hatch of King Penguin
On July 30, the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden’s king penguin chick hatched. Two week-old “Kyoto” becomes the 2nd successful king penguin ever to be hatched at the Cincinnati Zoo. The mother, Bebe, laid the egg on June 6 and shared incubation with the father, [...]
August 7, 2008
Monitoring Penguins with Microchips
Penguins have been micro-chipped at the Kingscote rookery in the start of a 15-20 year plan to monitor their habits and gauge their movements to contribute to conservation efforts.
Department for Environment and Heritage supplied staff and equipment to help the Kingscote Marine Centre with the project, including flying in a research scientist from SARDI, Annelise [...]
August 6, 2008
Dead Penguins Found Closer to Equator Than Ever Before
You’ve probably seen lots of articles out about the dead penguins that have washed ashore in Brazil. I’ve read some and I was holding off on posting until I had some more information than what the news reports have said. Today I got a link from National Geographic’s site about this tragedy.
It seems that it’s [...]
August 5, 2008
Dolphins and penguins claimed by storm
A dead dolphin washed up on Omaha Beach, and another dolphin was rescued at Castor Bay and released in quieter waters but subsequently died.
Penguins and other dead and injured marine life have also been found ashore.
That’s fairly common after a major storm, says Liz Maire of the Conservation Department in Warkworth.
Any injured or dead creatures [...]
