During the Conservation Inc community conservation conference in Dunedin last month, Trust Chair, Kerry-Jayne Wilson was one of those interviewed for yesterday’s Radio New Zealand Insight programme, presented by Philippa Tolley. The subject was “Changes at DOC” and you can listen here: http://www.radionz.co.nz/national/programmes/insight […]
Month: November 2013
Blue Penguin Trust and DOC to Partner Tawaki Conservation
We have always wanted to expand our work to include other West Coast seabirds in particular Tawaki (Fiordland crested penguin), and that looks likely to happen next year. We are currently working with DOC to develop a multi-party partnership focused on Tawaki conservation. […]
Census Results Suggest Blue Penguin Numbers are Declining
Blue penguin numbers seem to be declining on the West Coast according to the results of the eighth annual survey. Where the same stretches of beach have been surveyed in both 2012 and 2013, penguin tracks counted were down from 397 to 338 this year. Weeks of stormy weather led to a worse than average […]
