Little Penguin Monitoring Program
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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 or weight outside natural variability.
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| For more information on the Little Penguin Monitoring Program download the fact sheet.
| Watch a short video on the monitoring program by clicking the play button in the centre of the image.
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Results
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| Reports for the period ending:
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| A separate report by Arthur Rylah Institute and the Phillip Island Nature Parks on the foraging movements of penguins tracked during July 2008 can be downloaded here.
| Click here to view the foraging movements of two penguins from Phillip Island.
| Image: Relative utilisation of Port Phillip and Western Port by Little Penguins foraging during July 2008. (Whiter colours indicate areas of higher use).
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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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