9 months, 3 weeks ago

Kangaroo Island's little penguin numbers have fallen by more than 70pc since 2011, survey shows

In short: The first island-wide survey in more than 10 years has found the little penguin population on Kangaroo Island is in decline. The first island-wide survey in more than 10 years has found the little penguin population on Kangaroo Island is in decline. The number of little penguins on Kangaroo Island has plummeted by more than 70 per cent since 2011, with three previously active colonies now believed to be extinct, according to the first all-island survey to be carried out in more than a decade. Chantelle Geissler, from the feral cat eradication team, said that more than 1,000 cats had been removed from the island's Dudley Peninsula, which has three little penguin colonies including the one at Penneshaw.

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