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14 January 2010
More penguins found dead
(New Zealand)
More little blue penguins are dying in droves along the Taranaki coast and a red algal bloom is the main suspect. It was reported that up to 50 penguins had been found washed up on beaches from Kawhia to Port Waikato, and now there are reports that at least 40 little blue penguins have been washed up on beaches further south this week. It was suggested the birds had starved, but their deaths could be a result of a red algal bloom which has been present in Taranaki waters for three weeks.
Read Waikato Times article on Stuff.co.nz
Read related Waikato Times article on Stuff.co.nz: Little blue penguins starve to death at sea

13 January 2010
Senseless: Vandals kill chicks at threatened penguin colony
(Australia)
Vandals have been blamed for the senseless deaths of little penguin chicks on Middle Island near Warrnambool, Victoria. It’s the fourth time the penguins have been disturbed by human intruders this season and the second time chicks have been killed this month.
Read The Warrnambool Standard article

9 January 2010
Little penguin displays a big, big appetite
(Australia)
A lost blue penguin chick has found a new nest at Wellington Zoo. The fluffy male, estimated to be between six and eight weeks old, is being looked after at The Nest – the zoo’s new animal hospital. The healthy penguin was found wandering in a playground on an Oriental Bay beach and taken to the zoo on Wednesday.
Read The Dominion Post article on Stuff.co.nz

6 January 2010
No penguin tours yet
(Australia)
Parks Victoria has said that no decision had been made about allowing guided tours of the penguin colony at London Bridge in the Port Campbell National Park, and that any decision on the issue would involve community consultation. The announcement was made after local wildlife conservationists expressed alarm at the proposal, which is to be discussed among other environmental matters at a workshop meeting later this month.
Read The Warrnambool Standard article
Read related Warrnambool Standard article: Penguin tour plan ruffles feathers

4 January 2010
Suit to be filed over delay in protection for penguins hurt by climate change and industrial fisheries
(USA)
The Center for Biological Diversity and Turtle Island Restoration Network have filed a formal notice that they intend to sue the Obama administration for illegally delaying protection of penguins under the Endangered Species Act. The US Department of the Interior failed to meet the 19 December 2009 legal deadline to finalise the listings of seven penguin species that are threatened by climate change and industrial fisheries. Until the listings are finalised, these penguins will not receive the Endangered Species Act protections they need.
Read Center for Biological Diversity press release

2 January 2010
Penguin involved in love triangle falls ill
(USA)
The soap opera continues at the San Francisco Zoo's penguin exhibit: Harry, the Magellanic penguin who gained international attention in July last year when he left his male partner Pepper for female penguin Linda, has now become gravely ill. He has been moved to the zoo's Avian Conservation Center for treatment with loyal Linda by his side.
Read San Francisco Examiner article
Read earlier Penguin News summary

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