Saving the Yellow Eyed Penguin (Hoiho)
The Trust featured on Gareth Morgan's blog as part of Conservation Week. Watch the video above, then read the blog article below: http://morganfoundation.org.nz/saving-yellow-eyed-penguin-hoiho/…
Open Letter to all Barcode Collectors from Mainland Brands
Dear all Thank you for your generosity and your involvement with Mainland and the Yellow-eyed Penguin Trust. Together over the years, we have managed to donate over $1.6 million to this great cause. We wanted to let you know that we are committed to these little guys and will continue to support them through the…
Sighting of beaked whale a first
University of Otago-led researchers have spotted the mysterious Shepherd's beaked whale off the Dunedin coast – the first confirmed sighting of this “rare and elusive'' whale in New Zealand waters. Dr Will Rayment, an Otago lecturer in marine science, led the expedition, aboard the university vessel Polaris II, that sighted a group of the whales…
Major Announcement at our conference
Conservation projects will be able to apply for additional Department of Conservation funding following the announcement of a multimillion-dollar cash injection to its Community Fund. Conservation Minister Maggie Barry made the announcement at the Conservation Inc 2 Conference, the country's largest conservation conference, at the Dunedin Centre yesterday. Read the full article on the ODT…
NZ $5 note wins international award
If you like the newly re-designed New Zealand fiver, it seems you're not the only one. The note has picked up an international award money can't buy. There's a lot to appreciate about the $5 note — Sir Ed's chiselled jaw, the proud Hoiho (Yellow-Eyed Penguin) or the brighter colours — but we don't know…
A New Zealand Penguin, Hard to Spot, Is Harder to Preserve
DUNEDIN, New Zealand — Only a keen-eyed observer can spot the rare yellow-eyed penguin in the impenetrable forest hills that hug New Zealand’s South Island beaches. Native to this region, the birds mostly lurk under a canopy of thick shrubs, trees and branches, dashing for hiding places as soon as a human approaches. Incredibly shy,…
