Your donation will help fund important research, conservation and education programs as well as wildlife rescue and rehabilitation.

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If you're interested in helping to protect and preserve Phillip Island's unique flora and fauna, there are plenty of engaging ways to get involved!

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Symbolically adopting a wild animal on Phillip Island means you will become their official guardian. Your single, monthly or yearly donation will help to protect the species and their habitats today and for years to come.

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Bush stone-curlew

The bush stone-curlew is a large, slim, nocturnal, ground-dwelling bird, unlike any other bird in Australia. The bush stone-curlew, or bush thick-knee, is mostly grey-brown above, streaked with black and rufous.

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Koala

Meet the koala - an iconic, sleepy, tree-hugging marsupial.

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Hooded plover

Meet the hooded plover - a seaside specialist in camouflage and deception.

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Short-tailed shearwater

Meet the short-tailed shearwater - master of trans-equatorial migration.

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Australian fur seal

Meet the Australian Fur Seal - playful sentinels of the seas.

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Eastern barred bandicoot

Meet the Eastern barred bandicoot - ecosystem engineer extraordinaire.

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About the Foundation

The Penguin Foundation raises funds to enhance Phillip Island's natural environment and protect native wildlife through research, conservation and education programs, carried out by Phillip Island Nature Parks.

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Jan 9, 2025

Thanks to all the generous knitters and please keep them coming - we have plenty more plush toy penguins in need of jumpers.

To raise vital funds to support the Penguin Foundation, we love to receive knitted jumpers which are sold plush penguin toys in our retail stores. Over the coming months, we have thousands of toys arriving and they are in need of jumpers.

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Jan 6, 2025

The domino effect of breeding delays in little penguins

Little penguins that breed later in the season face significant challenges: lighter chicks, reduced breeding success, and lasting impacts into the following year.

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Dec 16, 2024

The Penguin Foundation offers support for flora on Millowl

The Penguin Foundation continues its support to minimise the probability of extinction of Crimson berry on Phillip Island and to increase the probability of populations becoming self-sustaining in the long term.

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Dec 8, 2021

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Symbolically adopting and naming a wild animal on Phillip Island (Millowl) means you will become their official guardian 🥰 With Christmas fast approaching, an animal adoption makes an ideal Kris Kringle gift or a treat for your family, a friend or even yourself! Your single, monthly or yearly donation will help to protect the species and their habitats today and for years to come. Adopt one of these unique Phillip Island Animals: Koala, Little Penguin, Australian Fur Seal, Eastern Barred Bandicoot, Hooded Plover, Short-tailed Shearwater. Thanks for your support! Adopt here: https://penguinfoundation.org.au/donate/adopt

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