The Yellow-eyed
Penguin Trust

News & Events

Predator Control

Introduced predatory mammals pose a serious threat to all New Zealand birds. Field Guide to Mustelid Trapping Trapping Mustelid Workshop…

Otapahi

Details Otapahi Reserve on Otago Peninsula was purchased by the Trust in 1997, and in order to minimise human disturbance is not open to the public. The 22 ha reserve is home to around 20 breeding pairs of yellow-eyed penguins, and revegetation work to improve the quality of the penguin nesting habitat has taken place…

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Long Point in the Catlins is on a stunning stretch of the Otago coastline. The new area is complex, but together with existing DOC reserves will see a 12km strip of coastline protected. (Aerial photo below courtesy of the Otago Daily Times). [autoviewer id=”1″ width=”600″ height=”400″ ] The Trust and the Minister of Conservation’s Nature…

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Details Tavora Reserve, near Palmerston in East Otago, was the second reserve purchased by the Yellow-eyed Penguin Trust in 1993. It had the dubious distinction of being among the most modified yellow-eyed penguin habitats on the Otago coast. Intensive farming practices over the decades had destroyed much of the natural vegetation. ‘Tavora’ is an ancient…

Habitat Restoration

The Trust’s work involves the conservation of yellow-eyed penguin breeding habitats. Long Point, Catlins Okia Reserve, Otago Peninsula Otapahi revegetation project Tavora Reserve Plant propagation…

About Us

Why was the Trust formed? In the 1980s, research on the Otago Peninsula showed that the yellow-eyed penguin population had declined drastically due to severe predation and loss of habitat, and the yellow-eyed penguin was now considered to be an endangered species. This unique penguin is found only along the eastern coast of the South…

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