Christchurch Penguin Rehabilitation
Christchurch Penguin Rehabilitation provides a rehabilitation service for sick and injured penguins in the Canterbury region.
Canterbury
We love penguins! We are a group of penguin rescuers that rehabilitate penguins. The penguins that need us are lost, hungry or injured and are found all over Canterbury, even in the Avon river! Department of Conservation rangers and members of the public like you help us to locate these penguins and bring them in so they can be assessed, rehabilitated and released. We are specially trained to care for sick penguins who may need medicine and lots of food. A small penguin can eat 200-300gms of fish a day and a large penguin like the Yellow Eyed Penguin can eat 1kg of fish a day.
Use of funds
Your donation will help us provide food, medicine and veterinary care to the penguins. We get them healthy and ready to be released into the wild. A safe release location is found for each penguin that suits the type of penguin. Please help us in our efforts to conserve these beautiful endangered birds!
Latest update
First chicks of the season 11 November 2022
The first 2 "fluff balls" have arrived...At 4 weeks old they were found just in time
having starved for 4-5 days next to their dead mother (probably predated).
After a few "fish-smoothies" and on medication they are recovering well and gaining weight.
Latest donations
Thank you so very much for this generous donation, this year's season has started early...treated one penguin that had been trapped and another one injured by a seagull. Thomas and Kristina
Thank you very much, Jeremy! The "Avon- penguin" is doing well, survived the night and is on fish-smoothie for now... and a media-attraction as well (Newstalk ZB and News hub)...
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