It seems the Southern Right Whales are not the only occupants making a splash off the Warrnambool coast this winter! The Middle Island Little Penguin colony and the story of the Maremma Project have made international headlines over the last few weeks. A great opportunity for engaging...
The 2012-13 end of season report was presented this month by Nature Glenelg Trust to the Warrnambool Coastcare Landcare Group. [caption id="attachment_2589" align="aligncenter" width="231"] To view the full end of season report, click on the above image.[/caption] In summary, the report showed that over the 2012-13 monitoring season,...
The wide-reaching support of the conservation efforts for Middle Island’s Little Penguins was again demonstrated on the afternoon of the 22nd of April. Over 70 people gathered to help celebrate the achievements of Maremma Project and Little Penguin Monitoring Program since the project trial commenced...
Approaching April, high tides and some welcomed rain marked the end of another breeding season for the Little Penguins at Middle Island. It was also time to air out the life jackets, and wrap up the fortnightly monitoring for another few months while the penguins...
In recent visits to Middle Island, the dedicated teams of volunteers, and Warrnambool Coastcare Landcare group members have observed another important milestone in the life cycle of the Little Penguin. Roughly around the start of February, the Little Penguin adults begin their annual moult. This process...
Each year at the start of Spring, the volunteers for the Warrnambool Coastcare Landcare Group prepare to get their feet wet in the fortnightly journey to Middle Island. Over the months that follow, the team gain important information on the breeding activity of the Little...
Live footage of little penguins on Middle island is being streamlined over the internet..world-wide! ‘Wildiaries’ is an organisation with a focus on connecting people with nature - through technology. Wildiaries have developed a social media platform that allows people from all over the globe to share...
Hope you had a wonderful Christmas. A quick update on the Little Penguin Monitoring program to start off the new year. We were fortunate enough to have crew from the ABC catalyst TV program along for the day on Monday 17th to film a piece on the...
In some really positive news of the past couple of months, Nature Glenelg Trust is now working in partnership with the Warrnambool Coastcare Landcare Group (WCLG), with Lauren Kivisalu taking on the role of Penguin Monitoring Co-ordinator for the 2012-13 Season. Lauren has already been involved...
Middle Island is a small (approximately 2 ha), rocky island off the Warrnambool coastline, surrounded by the Merri Marine Sanctuary. Recently closed to the general public, the island provides important breeding habitat for a colony of the iconic Little Penguin, Eudyptula minor. The Little Penguin’s...
