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King Penguin

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Subject: King Penguin
From: Tim Reid <>
Date: Wed, 21 Feb 2001 15:10:53 +1100
At 14:44 21/02/01 +1100, you wrote:
Has anyone sighted the King Penguin in Tasmania in the last few days?


Hi John,

Last report, the King Penguin was still present on last Thursday (15/2) and still moulting, I asked the local ranger to ask walkers as they came back if it was there and to pass the message on, but I haven't heard since.

There have been another two reported since the first one (best year since 1988). One was at Recherche Bay not far from Cockle Creek. It only stayed a few hours. The third was moulting at a beach at Marrawah (north-west Tasmania) last weekend, but was mauled and killed by a dog (as have a lot of Little Penguins been lately).

tim.

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