Endangered Penguins - Yellow-eyed Penguin

Yellow-eyed penguins are found on the East Coast of South Island of New Zealand, mostly around the Otago Peninsula as well as on two remote sub-Antarctic Islands. Numbers on the mainland have declined steeply over the last few decades as more and more land has been used for agriculture, destroying the natural vegetation that provided nesting cover for these shy birds. Recent interest mainly generated by the The Yellow-eyed Penguin Trust has alerted local residents and farmers and now several reserves have been set up and at least one farmer is taking positive steps to encourage the penguins back on his land.