Researchers identify gyrovirus threatening critically endangered penguin chicks

Roughly a quarter of the yellow-eyed penguin chicks from the mainland died from the respiratory disease during the 2021 November to December hatching season. The likely cause of a disease that’s resulted in mass deaths among critically endangered hoiho (yellow eyed penguin) chicks has been discovered, but perhaps with hopes it can eventually be prevented. Read the […]

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Off to the lands of the penguins

Trust Chair, Kerry-Jayne Wilson has been selected to sail off to the lands of penguins this summer, as one of the leaders on an expedition to commemorate the original Australasian Antarctic Expedition 100 years ago. Visit the Spirit of Mawson website.View blog updates from the team. […]

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