Scientists Issue Urgent Call to Action: Granite Island’s Little Penguins Near Extinction
Human activities threaten little penguins, especially on Granite Island, where numbers have dropped sharply. Research shows ...
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Granite Island penguins are bolder and more aggressive than those in less disturbed places
Little penguins on Granite Island are bolder and more aggressive than those living in less disturbed colonies in South Australia. A Flinders University researcher says there needs to be fewer ...
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Tourists warned to stay away from holiday spot after massive 98 per cent decline in colony of little penguins
Researchers have warned tourists to stay away or express care when visiting South Australia’s granite island after they found numbers in the fragile little penguin colony had plummeted.
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Rare footage shows ‘unseen world’ of South Australia’s little penguins
On Granite Island off South Australia, a colony of little penguins is fighting to survive. About two decades ago, the penguins numbered 1,600 adults – now there are just 30. It is important for ...
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‘Unseen world’: researchers capture fascinating footage of the world’s smallest penguins in a bid to save them
Diane Colombelli-Négrel receives funding from the Waterhouse Club, Friends of Encounter Birds, the Save Granite Island Penguins Committee, the Sir Mark Mitchell Foundation and DEW Environment ...
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Scientists Warn: Granite Island’s Little Penguins Could Go Extinct in Just a Few Years – Human Activity Is to Blame
The little penguin colony on Granite Island, once thriving, is now at the brink of extinction. With human activity driving ...