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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
2nd March, 2018
Trustee and Tawaki Ranger, Robin Long, gave an illustrated talk at Westland District Library recently and it’s now available to view and listen to at your leisure on YouTube.
14th February, 2018
We are delighted and excited to announce the programme for the Community Conservation Symposium, presented by the West Coast Penguin Trust in Greymouth (Shantytown) on 14th June with local field trips on 15th June 2018.
9th January, 2018
The threats to Westland petrels are many and diverse, not least among them being the tiny breeding area.
18th December, 2017
Subantarctic island seabirds were monitored on an expedition four years ago and the findings, showing some decline, have just been published.
5th December, 2017
As the penguin breeding season comes to a close, the sooty shearwaters are preparing for their own breeding season and the Trust is installing new traps to help.
5th December, 2017
Westland petrel chicks are fledging now and the annual chick check found high survival rates … and chunky chicks.
5th December, 2017
Monitoring of Fiordland crested penguins (tawaki) for the fourth breeding season has come to an end and initial comments are that it was better than the two last disastrous years … but could have been better.
1st November, 2017
NatureWatch has proved to be a useful tool for recording penguin tracks, which have been counted and reported over the length of the West Coast!
20th October, 2017
Trust Chair, Kerry-Jayne Wilson spent a week in Milford Sound earlier this month helping Dr Thomas Mattern from The Tawaki Project, and filed this report.
