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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
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