Kerry-Jayne Wilson, conservationist, seabird ecologist, adventurer, scientist and all round extraordinary human being, has died. She leaves a gaping hole but a superb legacy. Kerry-Jayne was a founding Trustee of the West Coast Penguin Trust in 2006 and Chair for most of the years since then. She has been our inspiration, scientist, guide and leader. […]
Our new Field Ranger, Linden, has been monitoring the Sooty Shearwater colony at Cape Foulwind and he reports: “Early reports are promising, with at least 15 breeding pairs on eggs. These eggs (and chicks once they hatch) are highly vulnerable to stoat predation, so the Trust maintains a trapline around the colony to keep stoat […]
Kerry-Jayne Wilson’s wonderful new book, New Zealand Seabirds – A Natural History, is out now from Potton & Burton publishers. Kerry-Jayne was interviewed on RNZ National over the Christmas – New Year break and you can read or listen to the interview here: https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/the-weekend/audio/2018826173/kerry-jayne-wilson-flying-with-the-seabirds A wonderful comment after the interview from a listener and read […]
Black Friday lands on us in late November with a deluge of advertising in every possible medium, enticing us to buy now and apparently offering once in a lifetime deals. If you’d rather have a calm approach to some ethical retail therapy, have a look at our newsletter published this morning for some ideas, with […]
Exciting news! Our new and updated education resource book, Blue Penguins & Other Seabirds has finally arrived. We first published this fantastic resource and activities book in 2014 and it has been a very popular, fun, interactive tool for many teachers, educators and groups up and down the West Coast and all over New Zealand […]
We are thrilled to announce that Kerry-Jayne Wilson’s eagerly anticipated book specifically about the seabirds of New Zealand is to be published in October. This has been a labour of love for Kerry-Jayne, who has had a passion for seabirds for many years, and the new book, being published by Potton & Burton, looks superb […]
During the update of our education resource, this question, often put to us by children, came up to be answered. Education Ranger, Lucy Waller read that a special protein found in the eyes of birds, ‘Cry4’ might detect blue light so they can see the magnetic field of the earth, but it is not known […]
Trust Cape Foulwind Ranger, Gerald Freeman, is retiring from his role with the Trust, having kept predators at bay there for the past four years. Several years ago, the Trust had a goal of bringing more blue penguins and more sooty shearwaters to the southern tip of Cape Foulwind in an effort to enable more […]
We have been asked for a way to be a member, a supporter or an annual donor, and we have now come up with a means of joining us to ensure that penguins survive and thrive on the West Coast. For a minimum donation of just $50 a year you’ll become a Supporter, or, for […]
