Yellow-eyed penguin breeding season a disaster

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The Department of Conservation has announced that the breeding season for yellow-eyed penguins this year has been a disaster.
Hundreds of chicks have been starving and numbers are down by 70 to 80 percent in some colonies along the North Otago coast.

Of those chicks that are surviving many are very underweight – they should weigh about 5kg, but most are about three.

Fewer than 70 chicks have survived three months into the breeding season, compared with about 200 last year.
At this stage the cause of the decline is unknown and is being investigated.
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Shem Banbury - Kiwi Kids News Editor

Shem Banbury is the Editor of Kiwi Kids News and is the Deputy Principal at Mount Maunganui Intermediate. In his spare time, he likes to train and compete in triathlons, play cricket and spend time with his family.

5 Responses

Humphrey says:

February 21, 2014 at 9:38 am

I think this is pretty sad
smile says:

February 22, 2014 at 1:31 pm

thats so sad.i hope they are not becoming extinct
Rosie says:

February 26, 2014 at 6:56 am

Omg I love penguins I think there cute I won’t want to become extinct because I love there cute little faces and all that’s left of them will be stories and the kiwi won’t have anyone to company them because no there will be only fewer bird that cannot fly
lol says:

March 21, 2014 at 1:53 pm

i think this is very sad
sharnye says:

February 15, 2016 at 7:38 pm

im sad now it bracks my heart to hear that