December 2016
Little penguins continue to thrive
Breeding success for seven of the past ten years has been above average. In 2015, we had the earliest start to the breeding season on record, as well as the highest number of chicks fledging per pair. GPS tracks of adults with post-guard chicks had penguins foraging exceptionally close to the shore.
This year, we have had the highest number of penguins crossing at the Penguin Parade in one night; a massive 4398 birds!
Protecting Hooded Plovers
Hooded Plovers are listed as Vulnerable in Victoria and are under constant threat from weeds, predation by foxes and feral cats, disturbance by humans and dogs and from natural events such as storms and severe heat. We are funding additional resources to monitor and protect the species on Phillip Island's beaches. Continue reading....
Helen Macpherson Smith Trust helps Eastern Barred Bandicoots
The Helen Macpherson Smith Trust has provided substantial funding $63,000 to support an important project set to save the Eastern Barred Bandicoot (EBB) from extinction in the wild. In Australia, the mainland Eastern Barred Bandicoot (EBB) is extinct in the wild as a result of fox-predation and loss of habitat. To save this species from complete extinction, it desperately needs fox-free habitat. Continue reading...
Understanding the long-term welfare of rescued wildlife
The Phillip Island Wildlife Clinic regularly rescues and hand-raises orphaned Brush-tailed and Ringtail possums. But, we do not know their fate and long-term welfare once released into the wild. Your donations have helped fund research that will increase understanding of the ecology of these possums, so that informed decisions can be made about the release of the two species into wild populations on Phillip Island.
Members Open Day
In November, we held our annual Open Day for Penguin Foundation donors here on Phillip Island. Donors heard from scientists and rangers about the important conservation work they have helped to fund, explored the Antarctic Journey, made penguin nesting boxes and kids learned how to treat sick and injured wildlife in the Kids Wildlife Clinic. We all had a fantastic time and we hope you can join 2017! Continue reading...
Pittsburgh Penguins Foundation support
We’re excited to announce recent support of $20,000 from the Pittsburgh Penguins Foundation! The US-based Pittsburgh Penguins Foundation has contributed over US $30million to charitable and community causes since 2010. This donation will support priority wildlife conservation projects on Phillip Island.
Learn more about the fantastic work funded by the Pittsburgh Penguins Foundation here...
Penguinnio's in San Francisco
Melbourne born Artist and Illustrator, Fuzz E. Grant, recently held an exhibition of her ‘Penguinno’ works in her new hometown of San Francisco. Fuzz donated 20% of all sales to the Penguin Foundation. Check out her fabulous Penguinno’s here. 
Image: Fuzz E. Grant.