Extreme events from climate change have influenced every realm in Antarctica, including breeding failures of entire penguin colonies, ice shelf collapse, […]
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Rehab worked for Rena penguins – In the News
When the Rena grounded off the coast of Tauranga in October 2011, little blue penguins were the most seriously affected […]
Continue readingLittle penguins recent Aussie invaders – In the News
The little penguin species (popularly known as little blue penguins) found in southern New Zealand is a surprisingly recent invader […]
Continue readingForgotten bones lead to ancient penguin species
Both the New Zealand Herald and Radio New Zealand have today covered the story of a newly identified species of […]
Continue readingWas penguin evolution driven by a cooling Antarctic? – NZ Research
This article, reposted from The Conversation, is based on new research co-authored by Allan Wilson Centre researchers Gabrielle Beans-Picon (Massey […]
Continue readingFossils reveal giant prehistoric NZ penguin
Fossils found on the East coast of New Zealand have been used to reconstruct the skeleton of an extinct prehistoric […]
Continue readingRadio NZ’s Kathryn Ryan in Antartica
In early December 2011 Nine to Noon’s presenter Kathryn Ryan and producer, Caitlin Cherry were invited by Antarctica New Zealand […]
Continue readingAcademic: Are penguins and coral reefs enough to stop the coal burning?
A leading Australian researcher, Queensland University ecologist Professor Hugh Possingham, turned the tables on media at a briefing in Auckland […]
Continue readingPenguin bones reveal long-lost species
The hoiho or yellow-eyed penguin, one of our most charismatic native species, was a stranger to New Zealand until just […]
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