Little penguins confront many dangers, with the impact of climate change contributing to a higher intensity of extreme weather events such as heat waves. With each of these challenges, the future of little penguins becomes increasingly at risk, making our rehabilitation and conservation efforts all the more crucial.
Please scroll down to watch the video of the Summerland Resilience Project - planting native vegetation to improve habitat to create the optimum habitat for penguins.
While the Wildlife centre continues to provide acute, life-saving care, Phillip Island Nature Parks with support from the Penguin Foundation, is also working on long-term solutions to protect little penguins in the wild. One of the key strategies is habitat restoration, particularly through revegetation efforts. By restoring native vegetation in key areas of penguin habitat, we can help mitigate the impact of heatwaves by providing cooler environments and ensure penguins have access to suitable habitat to provide critical refuge for moulting, breeding and successfully raising chicks. Your donation can make a huge difference. Please donate today.