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Fiordland Penguin, Tathra Beach, NSW (taken into care)

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Subject: Fiordland Penguin, Tathra Beach, NSW (taken into care)
From: Joshua Bergmark <>
Date: Thu, 3 Oct 2013 11:57:15 +1000
It is being cared for by Janine for WIRES at her house, not by Merimbula
Aquarium. There are some politics involved here, so I won't say anything
else on the matter. Still, it's a great bird, and hopefully it survives to
breed!

Cheers,
Joshua Bergmark


On 3 October 2013 11:43, Steve Sass <> wrote:

> Check the Merimbula Aquarium Facebook page.... I believe they are caring
> for wires.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Steve Sass
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> > On 3 Oct 2013, at 11:41 am, Joshua Bergmark <>
> wrote:
> >
> > Hi All
> >
> > I don't think it's at the aquarium Steve, as far as I know it is still
> > being cared for by WIRES with guidance from NPWS - currently set to
> > possibly be released in a few months. I submitted the birdline report
> > because my mum (who is the website administrator) brought it to my
> > attention. I will get my hands on some more photos and do a quick NSW
> ORAC
> > submission, since I don't think anyone else will!
> >
> > Still holding out for the day I find my own beachwashed penguin... ;)
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Joshua Bergmark
> >
> >
> >> On 3 October 2013 10:30, Steve Sass <> wrote:
> >>
> >> Hi Nicholas,
> >>
> >> I believe the penguin as now at merimbula aquarium.
> >>
> >> Cheers,
> >>
> >> Steve Sass
> >> Principal Ecologist
> >> EnviroKey
> >> 0432 414 845
> >> 
> >> www.envirokey.com.au
> >>
> >> Sent from my iPhone
> >>
> >>> On 3 Oct 2013, at 10:07 am, Nikolas Haass <> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> Looks like this message didn't get through last night...
> >>>
> >>> ----------------
> >>> Nikolas Haass
> >>> 
> >>> Brisbane, QLD
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> ________________________________
> >>> From: Nikolas Haass <>
> >>> To: "" <>
> >>> Sent: Thursday, October 3, 2013 2:46 AM
> >>> Subject: Fiordland Penguin, Tathra Beach, NSW (taken into care)
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Hi all,
> >>>
> >>> As an Eremaea/Birdline NSW moderator, I just received the following
> >> message:
> >>>
> >>> Species:  Fiordland Penguin
> >>> Date:    9/13/2013
> >>> Site:    Tathra Beach
> >>> Notes:      On the far south coast of NSW a man walking on Tathra Beach
> >> noticed a bedraggled penguin lying amongst the rocks on the shore line.
> He
> >> immediately called WIRES and the Fiordland Penguin came into care. It
> had
> >> been injured by either another marine creature or a propeller and has a
> >> wound on his chest which is now healing well (2nd October).
> >>> Observer: WIRES
> >>> Further Information:
> >>
> http://www.wires.org.au/news/rescue-stories/353-fiordland-penguin-on-south-coast.html
> >>>
> >>> [Moderator's note (NH): This is only the fifth in NSW record of this
> >> species and is subject to submission to NSW ORAC]
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Cheers,
> >>>
> >>> Nikolas
> >>>
> >>> ----------------
> >>> Nikolas Haass
> >>> 
> >>> Brisbane, QLD
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