Little Penguin Monitoring Program
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| Little Penguins from the Phillip Island colony forage for fish in Bass Strait and Port Phillip Bay with about 40 to 70 per cent of the birds using the Bay as a feeding ground during winter.
The health of Little Penguins largely depends on their ability to find prey and on the distance they have to travel while searching. Their health is reflected partly in their body weight, which varies seasonally, as well as during events such as moulting (between February and April) and breeding (between August and May).
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Photo: Little Penguins from Phillip Island. Courtesy of Phillip Island Nature Park.
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The Little Penguin Monitoring Program is one of nine Baywide Monitoring Programs. It's aim is to detect changes in Little Penguin body mass outside natural variability.
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The monitoring program is conducted by the Department of Sustainability and Environment with data collected by Phillip Island Nature Park.
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For more information on the Little Penguin Monitoring Program download the fact sheet.
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Results
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To view information and results from other programs that monitor Bay plants and animals click on the links below.
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Seagrass Monitoring Program
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Ramsar-Listed Wetlands Monitoring Program
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Biodiversity in Marine Protected Environments Monitoring Program
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Return to a list of all monitoring programs
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Please note: Document(s) on this page are presented in PDF format. If you do not have the Adobe Reader, you can download a copy free from the Adobe website.
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