Still far off the tourist trail, the likes of Macquarie, Campbell, Bounty and Snares are pristine wildernesses best explored ...
Once thought to mate for life, more penguins seem to be setting out in search of new partners come breeding season. Here’s ...
The people of New Zealand have spoken, and a penguin has claimed victory! But this isn’t just any penguin—it’s the hoiho, a smelly and shy yellow-eyed penguin, and it has captured the hearts of voters ...
The yellow-eyed penguin could become extinct within two decades, says the Department of Conservation (DOC), with the number of known nests dropping by 80 percent over the past decade and a half.
The hoiho - or yellow-eyed penguin - is one of the rarest penguins in the world, with only 143 known nests on mainland New Zealand including on Stewart Island. DOC says that without a serious ...
Nest numbers are only part of the picture, the higher concern is there are currently less than 100 yellow-eyed penguin chicks on Stewart Island and mainland New Zealand, and of these there is no ...
Tarakaka - Yellow-eyed Penguin On Their Natural Habitat In Moeraki, New Zealand. Close-up Tarakaka - Yellow-eyed Penguin On Their Natural Habitat In Moeraki, New Zealand. Close-up yellow penguin stock ...
A wildlife campaigner says the potential extinction of New Zealand's yellow-eyed penguins is partly due to "human interference". The Yellow-eyed Penguin Trust General Manager Anna Campbell spoke to ...
This is typically done by sampling their feces or what is inside the stomachs of dead birds, but this new method will help ...