Mended penguins waddle back to sea
Penguins injured in barracouta attacks off the Catlins coast are being returned to the sea after being nursed back to health. Three of the endangered yellow-eyed penguins, including a breeding pair, were released into the wild at Purakaunui Bay yesterday. The birds have spent the last few weeks at Penguin Place, in Dunedin, recovering from…
Thomas’ Penguin Cam
Bobbing up to the surface of the sea, a yellow-eyed penguin takes only a small breath before she dives down again in her search for food. This is one of the most surprising findings from the trial of a GoPro-type camera attached to the back of the yellow-eyed penguin, which was released from Boulder Beach…
Lit up for Christmas
The Pyramids (Okia Reserve, owned by the Yellow-eyed Penguin Trust and Dunedin City Council) are all lit up for Xmas. Season's Greetings to you all, and thanks Air NZ for choosing our reserve to make this ad. Click here to watch the video »…
Deadly illness threatens Yellow Eyed Penguins
The Yellow Eyed Penguin is facing an illness threatening to devastate the already endangered bird. Watch the One News article to find out more. Click here to watch the video »…
Penguin nest figures alarm
Problems have hit the yellow-eyed penguin breeding season for the third year in a row. Breeding pairs of the endangered birds at many sites on the Otago coast and on Codfish Island have nearly halved this year after another late start to egg-laying. Mystery diseases and starvation resulted in illness and death for many penguins…
Dogged discussions over marine wildlife
Animal lovers Jordana Whyte (left), of the Yellow Eyed Penguin Trust, with Eileen Mann and dog Elliott, walk on John Wilson Ocean Dr in Dunedin yesterday after a Department of Conservation event to raise awareness about appropriate dog owner/dog behaviour around marine wildlife. Doc ranger Simon Alefosio-Tuck said rangers, animal control staff, some students working…
