#GoodNews that the Little Penguin population around Granite Island is holding (though still with really low numbers (18) of nesting pairs). This is in spite of the forever ongoing Algal Bloom / Infestation.

The best bit of info is what these guys do to maintain privacy :)

:: Spoilers ! :: >>>

"Once a week I take home a mountain of penguin poo and I know there's a camera inside that,"
...
"They literally back up to it and cover it. We get about three nights of coverage before it's smothered."

Given the infamous smell, THATS commitment.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11-03/granite-island-penguin-population-climbs-despite-algal-threat/105920654

#penguins #algalbloom #CitizenScientist #SouthOz #TrailCams

Granite Island's little penguin population climbs despite SA's algal bloom

The small, fragile colony of surviving little penguins on South Australia's Granite Island records a "significant increase" in numbers amid the state's harmful algal bloom.

ABC News