King Penguin

[Tim Reid <>]

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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