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Little Tern takes to the sky on the Central Coast
Photo: Trevor Quested

Little Penguins' story

There used to be hundreds of Little Penguins near Manly — now there are only 70 breeding pairs of penguins at North Head — a threatened colony.

NPA is actively opposed to the proposed development of a 3-star hotel in the Sydney National Park — Quarantine Station — for many reasons including that it would bring increased visitor activity and boating in the harbour feeding grounds. Penguins need to feed closer to shore when feeding young or when building up their strength just before their moulting sets in.

Picture on the Left: 
Little Penguins, 'captured' on the 
Sydney Harbour National Park foreshore 
by Manly artist and resident Paul Gosling

Habitat conservation isn't 'strictly for the birds' — all wildlife need their place. See stories about impacts of land clearing on habitats and some ways in which the community can become involved in habitat protection, inside this issue...


Noisy Scrub Wren

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