Release days are exhilarating but full of worry for wildlife carer Tracey Wilson. She's saying goodbye to a feathered friend who washed ashore in Victoria, thousands of kilometres from home.
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Tawaki is the Maori name for the Fiordland penguin and it's believed only about 7,000 of them remain on Earth.Weeks of patient, specialised care brought this rare and endangered bird back from the brink, nursed by volunteer wildlife carer Tracey Wilson. This winter, Ms Wilson has cared for two Tawaki penguins, and several more have washed ashore on Australia's southern coastline in South Australia and Western Australia.Melbourne Zoo's Marine Response Unit has observed a seasonal increase in Tawaki penguins, including seven reports from members of the public.
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