The Trust and the West Coast Community were privileged to be entertained, informed and inspired by the Trust’s Patron, Craig Potton this weekend. […]
Category: News
Wellington Zoo releases nationally endangered Tawaki into the wild
Wellington Zoo veterinary team were able to release a nationally endangered Tawaki (Fiordland crested penguin) back into its wild West Coast habitat, after successful treatment at The Nest Te Kōhanga. […]
Ewing Island petrels with Kerry-Jayne
Videos are being released from the Spirit of Mawson expedition two years ago and here’s our very own Kerry-Jayne Wilson surveying for petrels in the Auckland Islands. […]
Five days on Motuara Island
Kerry-Jayne Wilson, Trust Chair, has just returned home and sent this report “after five delightful days with penguins on Motuara Island in the outer reaches of Queen Charlotte Sound”. […]
Blue penguin census encouraging
Many of the regular participants were out again for the annual blue penguin census recently. The number of penguin tracks heading out before dawn were up in all but one of the locations visited this year. […]
Penguins for children
The Trust has again been connecting up with children this summer and there’s more planned in the coming weeks. […]
Penguin Awareness Day, 20th January
We’ve just become aware of Penguin Awareness Day! What can you do today, or any day, to share the love of penguins? […]
Calling aspiring Trustees
The West Coast Penguin Trust is delighted to announce the search for a new Trustee and is inviting applications. Do you have the time, enthusiasm, skills and love of the Coast and its wildlife that the Trust is seeking? […]
Penguin fence progressing
This morning, Trust Chair, Kerry-Jayne Wilson, called by to inspect the Pahuatane penguin fence and was pleased at the progress being made and impressed by the professional job being done. […]
Penguin proof fence construction begins
After years of planning and talks, construction of a fence which will cover 2.3km of the Coast Road started last week on a corner that has claimed the lives of dozens of blue penguins. […]
