St Canice’s School start their penguin journey

Education Ranger, Lucy, took a couple of trips up to St Canice’s School in Westport this term, to join them as they started their penguin project. A visit from penguin detection dog Mena started their journey off and then a classroom session from Education Ranger, Lucy, to learn more about blue penguins and their threats. […]

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Chair and Tawaki Ranger, Robin, currently exploring the Antipodes with the Tawaki Project

Chair and Tawaki Ranger, Robin Long, is out on an expedition to the Antipodes Islands with the Tawaki Project currently. Follow the team’s journey here: https://www.facebook.com/TawakiProject Try to spot the Robin, whilst conducting ground counts of Erect-crested penguin nests on Proclamation Island, Bounty Islands. […]

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Ōkārito kororā colony gets a visit by Ranger Linden

The West Coast Penguin Trust has maintained an active interest in the Ōkārito kororā colony since it was first surveyed in 2008 and has resurveyed the colony every few years since then. In late October Linden resurveyed the colony for the first time since 2018. Unlike most kororā colonies on the West Coast, the penguins […]

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Hokitika Primary’s Ruma Piwakawaka become penguin detectives

Education Ranger, Lucy Waller, joined Hokitika Primary School Ruma (room) Piwakawaka with teachers Maria and Caitlin for a field trip to the beach last week. We explored all the tracks and things to see at the beach and were lucky enough to find fresh penguin tracks leading right into their class planting site! The students […]

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Penguin Ranger Luisa gets into a tricky spot with the burrowscope

Ranger Luisa in a tight squeeze

Penguin Ranger, Luisa, shows us how tricky burrow scoping can be and the little nooks and tight squeezes blue penguins will find fir their safe burrows. There are certain things Luisa will look for, when searching for penguin nests. Can you see the debris on the ground? The flies buzzing around? This is often a […]

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Education resource launched today

A dream for years, the seed of the idea germinated 30 months ago and today we launched the magnificent “Blue Penguins and Other Seabirds” education resource. […]

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