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Population recovery of Little Penguins on Phillip Island

In response to a suite of management actions, the estimated population of breeding penguins on Phillip Island has increased 2.5 fold in the last 30 years, making it one of the largest, if not the largest, Little Penguin colony in the world.   Conservation actions included eradication of foxes from the Island, removal of a housing estate from the breeding area and a traffic management plan to eliminate road deaths of penguins.

Contributor
Phillip Island Nature Parks
Type of action
Program
Action Location
Victoria
Funding Source
Other
Action Timeline
1985 - 2015
Website
https://www.penguins.org.au/conservation/conservation/our-conservation-vision/
Strategy Goals
Goal one
Goal 2
Goal 3
Sustainable Development Goals
SDG 13
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SDG 15
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