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10 August 2023We had to create a new "Give-a-little-page" as this one had expired. Please have a look and thank you again...
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CHRISTCHURCH PENGUIN REHABILITATION
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Penguins transferred for soft-release
10 May 2023The last 2 yellow-eyed penguins have been transferred to Penguin Rescue in Moeraki for soft-release. It has been a particular hard breeding season and we deserve a break.
Good luck to all of them at a second chance...
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First Yellow-eyed penguin
9 April 2023We admitted the first YEP from Dunedin this season. It was micro-chipped and released at the end of last year and decided to land in Sumner after loosing half it's weight(3.2kg). After a few "fish-smoothies" and salmon/sardines it already gained one kg and is on the mend.
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YEP guest
7 January 2023We briefly had a YEP chick in care, which had suffered from severe pneumonia and was treated in the Wildlife hospital ...It stayed with us for a week and was then transferred to penguin rescue for company before it got too attached to human beings. On the picture it enjoyed a "cooling-down' footbath as we had hot days during it's stay!
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First bath!
5 December 2022Today our chicks had their first taste of real water...It did not last very long but
they did well, doing all the right things. It won't be long now for their release!
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The first chicks of this season
11 November 2022The first 2 chicks from this years late breeding season have arrived...they were just found in time after starving for 4-5 days next to their dead mother. They were brought in from Banks Peninsula, recovering after a few "fish-smoothies" and on medication. Both are gaining weight rapidly.
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Breeding season is underway
6 October 2022The breeding season for our white-flippered/ little blue customers has started! So we are heading into the season well prepared and ready to go...regular
visits to the colony are scheduled for November.
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Salmon donation
2 September 2022Today we received a huge donation of salmon from the Salmon Hatchery in Clarksville near Kaiapoi which is a relief as a La Niña season is predicted which means starving penguins due to warmer seas...
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"SHARK-BAIT" released
2 August 2022After months of treatment a LBP which was appropriately named "Shark-bait" was
successfully released back into the wild at Flea Bay (Banks Peninsula)...
It was almost bitten in half but was operated on by Dr Howard at the Wildlife Hospital and slowly rehabilitated back to health. A TV crew followed the release, watch the space...
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New arrival!
9 February 2022We just received a new admission from Banks Peninsula...a severely underweight Erect-crested Penguin in the middle of moult! It would not have survived as it had minor injuries as well that could get infected. Together with little "Lizzie" from New Brighton (a White-flippered chick) they are fun to look after.
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"Flood victims" arrived
17 December 2021Yesterday we received a lot of white-flippered penguin chicks from Pohatu which have been saved overnight after severe flooding. In a huge effort staff from the Helps Pohatu Trust went out and scooped them out of their nest boxes before they drowned. DoC brought them over and they are now warm, well fed and safe.
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"Gerry" is here...
17 December 2021Gerry, the Fjordland-crested penguin from the West coast arrived after several
surgeries at the Wildlife Hospital. Wounds to both feet and the lower back makes it very difficult for him to walk, so will need a lot of physiotherapy...
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Rare visitor from Antarctica
14 November 2021We had a brief "visit" from an Adelie penguin in Canterbury...stranded at Birdlings Flat and started to eat stones. We took him in, it had some bloods taken and was found to be dehydrated and beginning to starve. We gave it oral fluids and "fish-smoothie" and it was released early Friday morning by DoC into a safe bay and jumped into the water after about 30 minutes...Good luck, my friend...
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First chicks of 2021/22 season arrived
10 November 2021The first white-slippered penguin chicks have turned up on our doorstep!
One had an eye-injury and the 2 others missed out to their bigger ("bully") siblings
and had to be brought in.
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Update on our YEP
1 March 2021After successful surgery the bird is heading towards moult...Stitches are out and now we just have to wait for the "bald patch" to disappear...More than 1000g of fish daily led to a weight gain from 5.8kg to almost 8kg....
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First Yellow-eyed penguin of the season
26 January 2021This one got lucky, escaped by the "skin of their teeth" from a shark! Was picked up from Banks Peninsula and had surgery...
Is now recovering ( being treated with Antibiotics, anti-malaria meds and vitamins) and doing well. The feathers will have to grow back and the stitches need to come out.
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White-flippered penguin ready for release!
8 January 2021This little "ball of fluff" joined us in early December for a top-up since it was missing out to a much bigger sibling in a Flea bay nest! After weeks of TLC it is heading back to Flea Bay for release...
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YEP's in lockdown!!!
13 October 2020We had 3 YEP's during lockdown...it was difficult to get our hands on fresh fish (King Salmon and Penguin Rescue jumped in).Thank you!
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