Monday, October 17, 2011

More on the Little Blue Penguins' Plight

This Rescued Penguin’s Story Will Make Your Day

TAURANGA, NEW ZEALAND - OCTOBER 11: One of the rescued oil-coated penguins recuperating in a water tank is filmed during a media call at the oiled wildlife centre in Tauranga on October 11, 2011 in Tauranga, New Zealand. Up to 350 more tonnes of oil has been spilled from the 'Rena', which is stricken off the coast of Tauranga today, after the ship shifted position on the reef. The crew was evacuated and are waiting for a break in rough weather to return to pumping oil off the ship to the barge Awanuia. Officials are warning that if the ship breaks up and releases the 1,700 tonnes of fuel on board it will be the worst maritime disaster for New Zealand in decades. (Photo by Bradley Ambrose/Getty Images)

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October 17: Woolly comforter

By Ana Samways
Monday Oct 17, 2011
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It may look a little silly but these woollen sheaths are knitted specifically for penguin victims of oil slick disasters. Napier-based Skeinz Natural Yarn Store has knitters going like the clappers to make the penguin jumpers for the Bay of Plenty disaster. General manager Brendan Jackson told NewstalkZB three to four dozen penguin outfits are likely to be needed. The knitwear prevents the birds from preening their feathers and ingesting the toxic oil that they've been exposed to. The Oiled Wildlife Response Unit is taking care of 91 animals as a result of the spill, mostly little blue penguins.

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