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A population of little penguins on Penguin Island, just off the coast of Perth, is now at a critical low, with only about 120 birds remaining

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Researchers recommended an emergency feeding program to help the chicks which was rejected by the state government

Half of the penguin chicks from this year’s breeding season on Penguin Island in Western Australia have died, as the colony dwindles and researchers accuse the state government of failing to act. It is thought that up to 20 chicks, which represented 10 percent of the colony, were lost after New Year’s Day when their parents were unable to feed them, resulting in the worst breeding season since 2011. Penguins in the colony, where numbers have dropped from about 2,000 birds 15 years ago to abo...