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Penguin protocol overlooked during emergency works

A local penguin trust had to intervene during emergency repairs to a temporary rock buffer, north of the Hokitika seawall, where kororā are known...

Fiordland crested penguins return to coastal forests for start of breeding season

Fiordland crested penguins are one of the world's rarest penguin species, and breed near Lake Moeraki.

Taranaki fossils linked to Kororā, the smallest living penguin

Little fossil penguin species discovered with possible connection to kororā

A new species of fossil penguin discovered in Aotearoa New Zealand has been revealed to be a possible ancestor of the kororā little penguin, the smallest living penguin.

Life story: Kerry-Jayne Wilson, a renowned bird expert and passionate conservationist

New Zealand tourists welcome in wilderness – dogs not so much

The world’s rarest kiwi – the rowi – is found in Okarito forest on the West Coast. “Dogs are fine around Okarito village, we have a green area for them to play and enjoy some exercise, but we've had reports of dogs being taken on forest walking tracks and they are a risk to our rowi (Okarito kiwi).” The rarest brown kiwi is found only in Okarito forest and conservation efforts have grown the population from just 165 birds in the 1990s, to about 600. “We are grateful to see more New Zealand tourists, and it’s natural they will want to travel with their pets, but we're surrounded by kiwi territory and national park where dogs are prohibited.”

New Zealand tourists welcome on West Coast, dogs not so much

A surge of New Zealand visitors to the West Coast over summer and autumn has been a boon to communities missing the dollars usually injected by overseas tourists. Greater domestic tourism on the West Coast has also meant an increase of canines in conservation areas. Photo: RNZ/Sally Round Many of the domestic tourists come with their dogs however, a problem for a region rich in vulnerable wildlife. New Zealanders in motorhomes are flocking to remote corners of the West Coast with their pets and expect to be able to take them on walks and adventures, the West Coast Conservation Board has heard.

Rare penguins under threat at West Coast wildlife refuge due to dogs 'running loose'

Rare penguins under threat at West Coast wildlife refuge due to dogs 'running loose' 2 Feb, 2021 12:16 AM 2 minutes to read A rare tawaki or Fiordland crested penguin. Photo / Supplied NZ Herald Rare tawaki or Fiordland crested penguins are not safe in a dedicated wildlife refuge thanks to dogs. A spokesperson for the Department of Conservation said a dog was seen running loose in the Okahu/Jackson Bay, West Coast wildlife refuge and clumps of tawaki feathers were found in the coastal forest a short time later. A tawaki penguin on another Haast beach had also been handed in by a member of the public who found it injured on the beach, with evidence of being attacked by a dog.