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AusBirders,
Interestingly there was an article recently in our local paper on the decline of Little Penguins on Granite Island (Victor Harbor, SA). A census has been done during August since 2001 and as you can see the numbers have dropped dramatically by 90% since then:
2001 1548 2002 828 2003 588 2004 No valid data 2005 622 2006 586 2007 408 2008 354 2009 166 2010 146
No definite cause has been attributed to the decline but possible reasons are climate change (seawater temperature changes) and the penguins have to travel further for food sources, increase in the number of NZ Fur Seals in the area and feral animals (cats).
Dean Cutten Victor Harbor, SA