New Zealand’s yellow-eyed penguins in danger of extinction

New Zealand’s Ministry of Environmental Protection says the yellow-eyed penguin, which is primarily found in New Zealand, may be locally extinct within two decades, with the number of known nests of the species having declined by 80 percent over the past 15 years, according to a January 14, 2025 report by New Zealand’s National Broadcasting Corporation. Yellow-eyed penguin populations have declined for a number of reasons, including invasive alien species, human disturbance, and fisheries bycatch.

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