Mustelid Workshop
In August 2000 the Trust held a ‘Mustelid Workshop’ on the Otago Peninsula to discuss the many aspects of mustelid control, and share techniques and skills in the field. Attended by 75 people, the workshop was opened by the Minister of Conservation, Sandra Lee, who spoke of the urgent need to arrest the decline of…
Breeding
Yellow-eyed penguins, as solitary breeders, are the least social of all penguins. They maintain the largest territory size of any penguin, sometimes up to one nest per hectare in forested areas. Nests, made of sticks and coarse grass, are built against a solid obstruction such as rock, tree trunk or flax plant. The nest must…
Feeding
Yellow-eyed penguins, which can travel daily up to 15 km from shore to feeding grounds, feed mainly at the edge of the continental shelf. They have been found in fishing nets set at 100 m depth. Food consists of six main species of small fish, usually less than 20cm long: red cod opal fish sprat…
Links
For enquiries about our links, please contact the Trust Office Penguin information New Zealand Penguins Constructed by Dave Houston, Oamaru, New Zealand. Lots of good information about the penguin species. Penguin Place (USA) All penguin gift and merchandise site with hundreds of items for sale Penguinpage.net Thomas Mattern’s blog on current yellow-eyed penguin research. Thomas…
Cadbury Chocolate Carnival Go Wild!
Join the Yellow-eyed Penguin Trust on an exclusive tour to a private reserve (rarely open to the public). View yellow-eyed penguins in their natural habitat, from a stunning location and chocolate to share! Learn about our conservation efforts and what the future holds for this endangered species. Accompanied by Trust representatives. Come and visit our…
Research
A variety of research projects have been undertaken to learn more about the penguins. See Research posts for more details….
