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 for the Penguin Foundation, we gladly accept knitted jumpers, which are sold with plush penguin toys in our retail stores. Over the coming months, thousands of toys will arrive, and they will be in need of jumpers. Read article
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. Read article
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. Read article
Dec 9, 2024 It's the most wonderful time of the year! By choosing a symbolic animal adoption this Festive Season, you can share an ethical and unique gift that helps wildlife and their habitats to thrive now and into the future. It is a gift that keeps on giving. Read article
Nov 21, 2024 Symbolically adopt a bush stone-curlew The Penguin Foundation is delighted to have added another species available for adoption - the bush stone-curlew. We now have 7 animals you can adopt or gift to a friend or loved one. Visit our adoption page to get started. Read article
Nov 11, 2024 You can help bring back critically endangered bush stone-curlews The last call of the bush stone-curlew on Phillip Island was in the 1970s and we are thrilled to reach this historical milestone of reintroducing this beautiful bird to its former home. Please help us reach our $100,000 fundraising target. Read article
Oct 17, 2024 New technology to assess and address entanglements of Australian fur seals at Seal Rocks Adam Yaney-Keller (PhD, Monash University) is studying the impact of entanglement on Australian fur seals at Seal Rocks using thermal sensors on drones to improve detections and looking at short and long-term impacts for affected seals. Read article
Oct 14, 2024 The Littlest Penguin book is a winner! We couldn’t be prouder to announce that The Penguin Foundation 'Littlest Penguin' book has won the Wilderness Society’s Karajia and Environment Award for Children’s Literature. Read article
Oct 3, 2024 Passive Disease Surveillance - little penguins Following the Disease Risk Analysis for the Phillip Island (Millowl) little penguin population created earlier this year, it was concluded that increased passive and active disease monitoring at Phillip Island (Millowl) is warranted. Read article
Sep 30, 2024 Penguin breeding season update After an early start to the breeding season poor conditions have led to a drop in the number of breeding burrows across the colony. Read article
