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Little penguin colonies in decline across Kangaroo Island, except at Emu Bay

Cats, both feral and domestic, are a threat to the remaining little penguin colonies on Kangaroo Island with this cat, with a collar, actively stalking a hapless penguin. Picture supplied

The Kangaroo Island Landscape Board completed a whole-of-island little penguin survey in November 2023, and the results are alarming. Three […]

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