Mar 31, 2022 A warm welcome to two new Bush-Stone Curlews Two new male Bush-Stone Curlews have recently been welcomed to Phillip Island. They are residing at the Koala Conservation Reserve, where the Nature Parks threatened species team begin the new breeding program for this species’ recovery. Read article
Mar 28, 2022 Hooded Plover breeding success Phillip Island (Millowl) is home to approximately 40 Hooded Plovers. Less than 600 of the birds are thought to live in Victoria and they are internationally recognised as a threatened species. Read article
Mar 16, 2022 Short-tailed shearwater migration time Every year around 1.4 million short-tailed shearwaters (also known as biyadin or muttonbirds) migrate from the Bering Sea near Alaska back to Phillip Island (Millowl) to breed. They fly 16,000 km in less than 3 weeks! Read article
Feb 23, 2022 Naming Day for special Koala joey A Mallacoota student whose family lost their home in the devastating 2019/20 bushfires has been given the chance to meet and officially name Phillip Island Nature Parks’ newest Koala joey at the Koala Conservation Reserve on Phillip Island. Read article
Feb 16, 2022 QBE Foundation is Future-Proofing Little Penguins from Climate Change During 2021-2022, the QBE Foundation local grants program is generously supporting the Penguin Foundation with a grant of $25,000. The grant funds Phillip Island Nature Parks "Future-Proofing Little Penguins from Climate Change" project. Read article
Feb 9, 2022 Moulting Season Update As Autumn fast approaches Little Penguins (Eudyptula minor) have to start undergoing a ‘catastrophic’ moult, completely replacing all their old feathers for a shiny new coat that will keep them warm and dry for another Winter out at sea. Read article
Jan 20, 2022 Rescued Red celebrates Penguin Awareness Day with ocean release With support from The Penguin Foundation and dedicated rangers at Phillip Island Nature Parks’ Wildlife Clinic, Red the rescued Penguin was ready to get back into the ocean to celebrate this year’s Penguin Awareness Day on January 20. Read article
Dec 15, 2021 Listen to the underwater world of Australian fur seals Using hydrophones marine scientists are observing Phillip Island's Australian fur seal colony like never before. Read article
Dec 15, 2021 Identifying the risk of key infectious diseases in the largest population of the world's smallest penguin Penguin Foundation donors have recently contributed $25,000 towards investigating and identifying the risk of four key infectious diseases in the populations of Little Penguins at Phillip Island and St Kilda in Port Phillip Bay. Read article
Dec 13, 2021 Bank of Melbourne Penguin Weighbridge Our sponsors Bank of Melbourne are helping Phillip Island Nature Parks marine scientists understand what little penguins get up to at sea with a new monitoring system called a weighbridge. Read article
