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One of the great things about living on the Otago Peninsula and having children at a local school is you get to do some of the cool things that they do as well. I was one of two parents who took a group of children from Portobello School to Okia Reserve for “World Ranger Day” with…

Today the Minister of Conservation, Hon Dr Nick Smith, launched “Sharing Worlds – Seabirds and Fishing”, a collaborative project with Southern Seabird Solutions and our Trust. The Minister also announced funding for our conservation work to the value of $200k over the next two years, from the Community Conservation Partnership Fund. Thanks DOC for this…

Yellow-eyed Penguin Trust field manager Dave McFarlane (left) and Sinclair Wetlands Trust co-ordinator Glen Riley, and volunteers, dig in plants at the wetlands on the Taieri yesterday. The penguin trust donated about 200 plants from its nursery to help revegetate a grassy area at the start of the wetlands' walkway and around the first pond….

Some difficult strategic decisions will need to be made by the Yellow-eyed Penguin Trust this year as it reaches a turning point in penguin conservation. The trust, which is in its 28th year, has traditionally focused its work on increasing penguin numbers by protecting them and their habitats on land. However, it was becoming increasingly…

The Trust was delighted to have help from 6 University of Otago Cumberland Hall students on Wednesday 19 February. While some students arriving at Otago may have a range of recreational activities in mind , the 6 from Cumberland Hall were keen to assist Leith Thomson (Trust Ranger) and David McFarlane (Field Manager) with plant…