2005 | Yellow-eyed Penguin Trust

Facebook button

Disease kills penguin chicks

Posted on April 10th, 2005 Sue No comments

The number of yellow-eyed penguin chicks fledged in Otago this year was the lowest recorded for many years, primarily due to an outbreak of a Corynebacterium infection. The disease was first noticed on the Otago Peninsula in early November and for a short time it appeared that the disease was confined to that location, prompting speculation about point sources of infection and Dunedin’s Lawyers Head sewerage outfall being viewed with an increased level of suspicion. However that theory was discounted as cases were soon reported everywhere between Oamaru and Stewart Island. Interestingly the disease was not reported from Codfish Island or the subantarctic islands. Read the rest of this entry »

News
GPS data loggers

Posted on February 11th, 2005 Sue No comments

Despite many studies on yellow-eyed penguins we know little about their habits at sea – their foraging patterns and where they are feeding and travelling. Interpretation of the species’ population dynamics, and consequently conservation measures, are primarily based on what can be observed on land. Today with the aid of modern satellite technology, studying penguin behaviour at sea through miniature GPS logging devices attached to their backs has opened a new window of opportunity to examine all aspects of the penguins’ biology. Read the rest of this entry »

Research