Dunedin Penguins

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[{"address":"Yellow-eyed Penguin Trust Princes Street, Dunedin Central, Dunedin, New Zealand","location":{"longitudeDelta":0.0421,"latitudeDelta":0.0922,"latitude":-45.87802800000001,"longitude":170.5020898},"media":[{"metadata":{"width":679,"height":452},"type":"img","version":1,"content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2F5GLxy91TH56kO7wz3itN%2Fstop_0_0.png?alt=media&token=02e71d1d-439b-45de-aadc-17c1c1e933c9"},{"type":"text","content":"Yellow-eyed penguins / hoiho are one of the rarest penguins in the world and are only found in New Zealand (endemic).\n\nThe scientific name of the yellow-eyed penguin is Megadyptes antipodes which means big diver from the southern lands (mega = big, dyptes = diver, antipodes = southern lands).\n\nIts Māori name, hoiho (meaning noise shouter), was given because of its shrill call. The yellow-eyed penguin is also known as takaraka, and an ancient Māori name was tavora.\n\nThat’s not the only thing that makes this a most unusual penguin. Hoiho are not as social as other penguins. Very shy, they prefer to nest often well away and out of sight of their neighbours.\n\nHoiho are dependent on both marine and terrestrial habitats. The land provides nesting habitat as well as loafing, roosting and moulting space. The sea provides food for hoiho and is essential for dispersal and movement between terrestrial habitats."}]},{"address":"12 Wharf Street Wharf Street,null","location":{"longitudeDelta":0.006027313272056745,"latitudeDelta":0.005370885859022678,"latitude":-45.87987389480838,"longitude":170.50645400532053},"media":[{"metadata":{"width":543,"height":362},"type":"img","version":1,"content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2F5GLxy91TH56kO7wz3itN%2Fstop_1_0.png?alt=media&token=0f88e910-023d-4cb4-bfe8-b73eb670885a"},{"type":"text","content":"The yellow-eyed penguin / hoiho is only found in New Zealand, nowhere else in the world!\n\nHoiho breed on the south-east coast of the South Island, Stewart Island / Rakiura, and the subantarctic Auckland / Maungahuka and Campbell Islands / Motu Ihupuku. The birds in the subantarctic are genetically distinct from those on the mainland, as they very rarely mix.\n\nThere are four major breeding regions on the mainland: Banks Peninsula, North Otago, Otago Peninsula and the Catlins.\n\nJuvenile hoiho tend to swim north from the breeding sites, sometimes dispersing as far as Taranaki and the Bay of Plenty.\n\nHoiho live in native coastal forests, scrub or dense flax, although they also use pasture and exotic vegetation. Nest sites are carefully selected – a suitable site should have a solid back such as a log, rock or flax plant, and provide shelter from harsh weather and the heat of the sun. The nest itself is a shallow bowl typically filled with twigs, grass and other vegetation. Sites are acces"},{"metadata":{"width":748,"height":750},"type":"img","version":1,"content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2F5GLxy91TH56kO7wz3itN%2Fstop_1_1.png?alt=media&token=25f49923-beec-4f4a-b42b-b1767eef68e3"}]},{"address":"Customhouse Quay Customhouse Quay,Dunedin","location":{"longitudeDelta":0.006027313272056745,"latitudeDelta":0.005370846180582589,"latitude":-45.880284372002,"longitude":170.50614827203856},"media":[{"metadata":{"width":679,"height":452},"type":"img","version":1,"content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2F5GLxy91TH56kO7wz3itN%2Fstop_2_0.png?alt=media&token=7e3c879f-066c-4135-89d3-24d13fa85a5c"},{"type":"text","content":"Hoiho face a number of threats at sea and on land which impact their survival and ultimately lead to a population decline. They have become casualties of human activities – historically they were hunted for food, fires destroyed vast tracts of habitat and people arrived with predators. Today these predators still roam the countryside and we continue to share the coastal space occupied by penguins, putting their lives at risk.\n\nTerrestrial impacts such as predation and land-use changes, can for the most part be managed. But even on offshore islands without terrestrial impacts, a decrease in the hoiho population is evident. This indicates that marine impacts are a major cause of decline.\n\nHoiho are considered to be ocean sentinels, helping us to understand the effects of pollution, over-fishing and climate change. They are highly sensitive to variation in the ocean, and sound the alarm on threats to marine ecosystems.\n\nThe cumulative impact of a range of different threats means that hoih"}]},{"address":"12 Wharf Street Wharf Street,null","location":{"longitudeDelta":0.006027313271999901,"latitudeDelta":0.005370805032576698,"latitude":-45.880710048851604,"longitude":170.50606819903612},"media":[{"metadata":{"width":639,"height":480},"type":"img","version":1,"content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2F5GLxy91TH56kO7wz3itN%2Fstop_3_0.png?alt=media&token=0e04d193-edbf-4d66-98a5-de25503bf432"},{"type":"text","content":"Hoiho face a number of threats at sea and on land which impact their survival and ultimately lead to a population decline. They have become casualties of human activities – historically they were hunted for food, fires destroyed vast tracts of habitat and people arrived with predators. Today these predators still roam the countryside and we continue to share the coastal space occupied by penguins, putting their lives at risk.\n\nTerrestrial impacts such as predation and land-use changes, can for the most part be managed. But even on offshore islands without terrestrial impacts, a decrease in the hoiho population is evident. This indicates that marine impacts are a major cause of decline.\n\nHoiho are considered to be ocean sentinels, helping us to understand the effects of pollution, over-fishing and climate change. They are highly sensitive to variation in the ocean, and sound the alarm on threats to marine ecosystems.\n\nThe cumulative impact of a range of different threats means that hoih"}]},{"address":"1 Birch Street Birch Street,Dunedin","location":{"longitudeDelta":0.006027313271999901,"latitudeDelta":0.005370768293296635,"latitude":-45.88109011471147,"longitude":170.50630841804343},"media":[{"metadata":{"width":678,"height":452},"type":"img","version":1,"content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2F5GLxy91TH56kO7wz3itN%2Fstop_4_0.png?alt=media&token=f07e224a-9244-49e8-9be2-c99c7e583dc3"},{"type":"text","content":"The Trust and other conservation organisations, especially the Department of Conservation, work to help hoiho by safeguarding their habitat (buying land for protection such as our reserve at Long Point/Irahuka), trapping mammalian predators, planting trees and shrubs to improve habitat, providing nesting opportunities, and advocating for penguin conservation. This is in addition to our monitoring work with the penguins and research into impacts on the population.\n\nThe Yellow-eyed Penguin Trust assists the penguins by alleviating some of the pressures we humans have imposed on them. Once free of these threats, yellow-eyed penguins are capable of doing the rest. This is a rewarding partnership, which succeeds if we do our bit."}]},{"address":"2 Birch Street Birch Street,Dunedin","location":{"longitudeDelta":0.03209970557594488,"latitudeDelta":0.028602971763341145,"latitude":-45.88141551799581,"longitude":170.50535353306947},"media":[{"type":"text","content":"You can learn more at:\n\nhttps://www.yellow-eyedpenguin.org.nz/"},{"metadata":{"width":550,"height":412},"type":"img","version":1,"content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2F5GLxy91TH56kO7wz3itN%2Fstop_5_0.png?alt=media&token=ccf88b83-7b4a-4cf7-a0c8-ea60b2ca358d"}]}]