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Student researches penguin species thriving in New ZealandBiology graduate student Jeff White has been studying the Tawaki penguins for six years. Now, they are the focus of his dissertation.

The future of the world is written in penguin bloodErect-crested penguins are one of the most mysterious birds on the planet. We have little idea how many there are, what they eat, where they forage, or how their environment may be changing as the Southern Ocean warms. No one has even visited the Bounty Islands where they breed in three years. Scientist Thomas Mattern chartered a yacht and mounted a mission to answer some of these urgent questions before it’s too late.

The tawakiListen to this episode from From the Brink on Spotify. Let's take a look at tawaki, the world's only rainforest penguin. Follow me on Facebook and Instagram @fromthebrinkpod Ranking fisheries by their sustainability: https://www.forestandbird.org.nz/sites/default/files/2018-05/Best%20Fish%20Guide%20-%20Pocket%20Guide.pdf Resources used: https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vSQlqUPVSzVejtao5K68aAw6YoxIKAZn122jM7BQXcRmd-WJvIjwGSrNISXZ1BvEL0WtNN8mHESpejv/pub

A tale of two islands – erect-crested penguinsThe Bounty Islands are tiny in terms of area – just some bits of granite jutting out of the ocean. But they are huge in terms of seabirds. James Frankham joins a team researching the erect-crested penguins who breed in this remote archipelago. Recent counts suggest the penguins of the Bounties are doing fine. But this is not the case on the Antipodes Islands, and the researchers desperately want to know why.

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