March 2008

17 March 2008
Taronga's Fiordland penguins step out
(Australia)
Taronga Zoo's keepers have discovered Fiordland penguins like to walk. Zoo visitors have been enchanted to discover Mr Munro and female penguins Chalky and Milford out for a stroll through the zoo grounds as part of their exercise routine.
Read Taronga Zoo press release

13 March 2008
Penguin police prepare to patrol
(UK)
Two new recruits have begun training for a rather unusual job in Devon. Kate Hall and Kim Jayne have been employed as penguin patrollers at Living Coasts in Torquay, joining a team who try to ensure visitors do not get over-excited and start trying to pick up the African and macaroni penguins who are allowed to roam freely.
Read BBC News article

Two new penguins make zoo debut
(USA)
There are a couple of new birds on ice at Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo. A king penguin and a macaroni penguin recently arrived from a rescue group in South Africa.
Read KETV.com article and watch video

11 March 2008
Penguin droppings help identify pesticide hot spots
(Antarctica)
Scientists from the Australian Antarctic Division (AAD) have found that Antarctica has become a hot spot for chemicals that are used thousands of kilometres away from the icy continent – by looking at Adelie penguin guano.
Read ABC News article

9 March 2008
Park rangers lashed over penguin chick deaths
(South Africa)
Sixty-five African penguin chicks died in a matter of hours on 28 February at Table Mountain National Park when the temperature rose to 34.10°C. The surviving chicks were taken to a shady area and tube-fed with a hydrating liquid. A Cape Town tour guide has lashed out at park rangers for not noticing sooner that the chicks were in danger.
Read Cape Argus article on IOL

7 March 2008
Sea World penguins get new home
(Australia)
Sea World has opened a new state-of-the-art little penguin exhibit, a year after 26 of the birds mysteriously died at the Gold Coast theme park.
Read NEWS.com.au article

6 March 2008
Chills and thrills
(USA)
For only the second times in their lives, six king penguins and one gentoo from St Louis Zoo enjoyed being outdoors in the snow.
Read STL Today article

3 March 2008
Penguins facing a rocky road to survive
(New Zealand)
Road kill has been identified as a contributor to the declining populations of blue penguins in some parts of New Zealand, according to a study recently published in the New Zealand Journal of Zoology.
Read NZ Herald article

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