Tuesday 22nd March 6:00pm Level 4, Conservation House, 77 Stuart Street, Dunedin Agenda: Apologies Minutes of 2015 AGM Annual Report Financial Report General Business Election of Trustees…

The Yellow-eyed Penguin Trust  announces a new staff position at a function to celebrate this new direction for the trust….

Otago and Southland’s fragile yellow-eyed penguin/hōiho population is benefiting from the expertise and experience of wildlife vet Dr Lisa Argilla. The Yellow-eyed Penguin Trust is concerned there may be a repeat of the 2015 season of high injury rates from marine predators, such as barracouta. Recently, five penguins were maimed by suspected barracouta and shark…

Click here to watch the video from 3 News » Otago's yellow-eyed penguins are battling for survival, with the region's population hitting a 25-year low. Fifty chicks have died this season after a run of hot weather and an outbreak of avian diptheria. It caps off a bad few years for the endangered birds. Rangers…

Joint media release from the Department of Conservation and Yellow-eyed Penguin Trust The yellow-eyed penguin/hōiho breeding season is looking bleak again this year, with nest numbers reaching their lowest since 1990. Department of Conservation (DOC), the Yellow-eyed Penguin Trust (YEPT) and key groups involved with penguin monitoring have been counting nests for the past month….

The Yellow-eyed Penguin Trust is appointing a Conservation Science Adviser (CSA) to provide technical advice and information to the Trust and to collaborate in investigating the yellow-eyed penguins’ marine environment. The CSA will work also with Otago Museum to develop their collection. The position will involve representing the Trust and Museum in a variety of…