'The re-establishment of the Eden colony was made possible by the installation of a predator-proof fence,' local scientist Nicholas Carlile told Newsweek.
An extinct colony of little penguins has been reestablished after 30 years as a brand new chick hatched for the first time since 1993.The chick was found to have been born near Eagles Claw Nature Reserve in Eden, in the Australian state of New South Wales, after a breeding pair returned to the area after decades of the species being decimated by predators such as foxes and dogs.
'This mating pair was first spotted in late 2022 as they first began to form a pair bond. Local conservationists, the NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service , and Bega Valley Shire Council have worked to remove weeds and protect the area from foxes, watching the pair on a wildlife camera as they built their nest.
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