New Zealand’s iconic hoiho, or yellow-eyed penguin, is at the center of a new conservation effort, with the Government announcing a three-month emergency fishery closure around the Otago Peninsula.

The three-month ban follows a voluntary closure by set-net fishers last week and earlier calls for a ban during the breeding season of hoiho – the 2024 Bird of the Year. Professor Brett Gartrell, ...

New Zealand's world-famous Bird Of The Year competition has announced its winner for 2024 – and yes, this time it is a bird. The hoiho yellow-eyed penguin has won Te Manu Rongonui o Te Tau Bird of the ...

Rare smelly penguin wins New Zealand bird of the year after fierce campaign - Hoiho was endorsed by former prime minister and legendary conservationist, making it highest-powered campaign of the 2024 ...

A shy penguin wins New Zealand's bird election after campaign filled with memes and tattoos - The hoiho or yellow-eyed penguin won New Zealand's annual Bird of the Year vote, after a fierce contest ab ...

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