A bad taste in the mouth
A bad taste in the mouth – avian diphtheria in hoiho chicks. Rarebits December 2010/YEPT Newsletter December 2010, prepared by Mel Young – Biodiversity Assets Ranger, Coastal Otago Area Office In November 2010, routine nest checks for breeding yellow-eyed penguins/hoiho were carried out at locations within the Boulder Beach complex, southern Otago Peninsula. At the northern end of…
Avian diphtheria hits YEPs
Courtesy ODT – by Rebecca Fox, Wed, 24 Nov 2010 An outbreak of avian diphtheria has hit southern Otago Peninsula yellow-eyed penguins. The outbreak comes at a critical stage for chicks that have recently hatched and is requiring some hands-on care by the Department of Conservation. DOC ranger Mel Young said avian diphtheria seemed to…
NZ Ecological Society field trip
On Monday 22 November, twenty-one delegates attending the NZ Ecological Society conference in Dunedin took part in a stimulating and sometimes exciting field trip organised by the Yellow-eyed Penguin Trust. The coach trip from Dunedin was enlivened by commentary from botanist Peter Johnson, and on arrival at the Westpac Royal Albatross Centre, delegates were welcomed by…
When Pets Go Bad
WHEN PETS GO BAD – Information from the Department of Conservation and the Yellow-eyed Penguin Trust. We should never forget that our beloved pet cat is really a “killer in the kitchen”, and that a cat’s basic instinct is to hunt. From the age of just four weeks, kittens are learning how to attack and…
YouTube Clips
What disturbance are these hoons causing the penguin in this clip? A clip explaining why you need to keep some distance between you and the penguins. Check out this amazing clip of a sub-Antarctic gentoo penguin being chased by a pod of orca. Halfmoon Bay School’s movie about their research into the plight of the yellow-eyed penguin. …
Microchips used to ID penguins
Transponders, first used by the Trust on Stewart Island in 2005-06, are now used on all our reserves. A tiny microchip embedded in glass is inserted under the skin with a needle, often at the back of the neck. Transponders are widely used for cats and dogs, farm animals and wild animals, including various penguin species….
