Bird flu’s spread has Kangaroo Island on edge, after bushfires and the algal bloom
Kangaroo Island locals on the frontline against bird flu are fearful of further devastation, with the mayor saying…
First Phillip Island penguin dies from H5N1 bird flu
A Phillip Island penguin has died from H5N1 bird flu in the first detection among the island’s little…
Bird flu threat to Tasmania’s endangered native wildlife spurs contingency plans
From ferocious devils ambling through the bush to colourful birds found nowhere else in the world, Tasmania is…
New research finds gentoo penguins are four distinct species
Ten years ago, as Dr Jane Younger started analysing data for her PhD, something struck her as odd.…
Penguins are ingesting worrying amounts of white plastic. Could switching colours protect them?
By Angela Symons with AP Published on 20/03/2026 – 7:02 GMT+1 Research has shown the majority of plastic waste found ingested…
For Antarctic Penguins, Molting Can Now Be Deadly
Emperor penguins can’t skip their annual wardrobe change, and that may now be killing them. A new…
Calls for protection of Tasmania’s penguins amid reports of birds ‘handled by the neck’
Each summer, tourists flock to Tasmanian beaches to marvel at penguins returning from the sea to feed their…
‘Conservation dilemma’ as pumas reclaim national park and feast on its penguins
Published on 17/02/2026 – 7:00 GMT+1 Defenceless penguins are being killed en masse as puma populations recover in…
Penguin residents protest Dial Range forest logging plans
More than 150 community members, from horse riders to BMX riders and young to old, turned out on…
We are that ‘nihilist penguin’: Quiet aesthetics of leaving herd
In Antarctica’s endless whiteness, thousands of penguins rush toward the sea as if they’ve received a single command,…
Some penguins commit suicide, walking away from the sea, alone, towards their demise
Penguins are tough. They survive some of the most brutal conditions on Earth with a mix of social…
African penguins starved ‘en masse’ due to food shortages driven by climate shifts and overfishing
Published on 05/12/2025 – 11:13 GMT+1 Penguins living off the coast of South Africa have likely “starved to…