The West Coast Blue Penguin Trust is delighted to be a finalist in the West Coast Leading Light Business Excellence Awards. The Trust has made the top three in the Community / Charity Organisation category. Trustee Rebecca Gibson says it is an honour to have been chosen. “It is a wonderful achievement for the Trust […]
Month: June 2011
Monitoring results presented to Ornithological Society
Kerry-Jayne Wilson presented a paper to the Ornithological Society in early June. The paper looked at breeding success in colonies with and without predator control and was the result of three years monitoring at Charleston and two years monitoring in South Westland. Surprisingly results showed traffic and dogs are more of a threat to blue […]
Disappointing start to penguin breeding season
There has been a disappointing start to the penguin breeding season with three penguins found dead within a few weeks. Two of the penguins had been killed by dogs and another by a vehicle on the Coast Road. […]
