World Penguin Day, 25 April 2018
20th April, 2018
World Penguin Day is an opportunity, shared around the world, to celebrate penguins. In New Zealand and Australia, the date is shared with a far more important day of remembrance as it falls on 25th April, Anzac Day. But we can still spare a thought for the penguins… Read more
Tawaki: Trust four year study concludes …
29th April, 2018
The West Coast Penguin Trust’s four-year study of the threats predators pose to Fiordland crested penguins (tawaki) concludes that control of stoats appears to be required in some years, in some colonies. Read more
Superb speakers for Symposium
9th May, 2018
We are delighted and excited to have a fantastic line up of speakers for the Community Conservation Symposium on 14th June at Shantytown and would like to introduce the first three.
Fantastic Field Trips for the Symposium!
30th May, 2018
There are three field trips on offer on Friday 15th June as part of the Community Conservation Symposium, with a choice of morning trips to Cobden (restoration project and trapping workshop) or to Moonlight (kiwi crèche) and, in the afternoon, up the Coast Road to discover a variety of community conservation projects.
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A busy year for the Trust
31st May, 2018
The Trust produces an Annual Report to update supporters and sponsors about all the work we do. From penguins to petrels and trapping to tamariki, in the year to 31st March 2018 we have been busy!
Penguins are advocates for conservation
7th June, 2018
West Coast Penguin Trust Ranger, Lucy Waller, makes the case for penguins, loving them, conserving them and presenting them to children as a gateway to more conservation conversations.
Tawaki – marathon penguins
31st August, 2018
We are celebrating with The Tawaki Project the release of a research paper reporting the marathon swims made by Fiordland crested penguins (tawaki) after raising chicks and before returning to moult.
The Great Annual Blue Penguin Count is coming!
7th September, 2018
The Great Annual Blue Penguin Count, 10-15 October this year, is fun, hugely useful and a great way to get involved!
Dog aversion training offered
11th September, 2018
Dogs and their owners are being invited to participate in penguin and weka avoidance training in Hokitika as a part of Conservation Week on the 22 and 23 September 2018.
Community Conservation Symposium a huge success
16th October, 2018
The West Coast Penguin Trust presented the “Community Conservation Symposium – How, what and why for conservation on the West Coast” on 14-15 June 2018. With 119 participants for the conference day and 65 joining field trips on day two, numbers were much greater than expected and the whole event was a huge success.
