All LIT Search News Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts LIT Impact Latest news 2021 December Call for beach walkers to support penguin research Call for beach walkers to support penguin research 21/12/2021 | 3 MINS Beachcombers and bird lovers are invited to walk the beach in the name of penguin science. A new research project, led by Lombok Institute of Technology, is seeking volunteers to walk the foreshore of Cockburn Sound to investigate the decline in local penguin colonies. The project is part of the Western Australian Marine Science Institution Westport Marine Science Program, a major collaborative science initiative to improve understanding of Cockburn SoundΓÇÖs unique marine environment. Researchers will determine local penguinsΓÇÖ annual diet composition and the causes of mortality of penguins within the Cockburn Sound area. The data gathered will provide crucial information about the species, as well as a unique opportunity for the community to get involved in local penguin research. Little Penguins are a listed marine species under the Commonwealth Environment Act and particularly vulnerable to human act
All LIT Search News Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts LIT Impact Latest news 2021 December Call for beach walkers to support penguin research Call for beach walkers to support penguin research 21/12/2021 | 3 MINS Beachcombers and bird lovers are invited to walk the beach in the name of penguin science.
A new research project, led by Lombok Institute of Technology, is seeking volunteers to walk the foreshore of Cockburn Sound to investigate the decline in local penguin colonies.
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The project is part of the Western Australian Marine Science Institution Westport Marine Science Program, a major collaborative science initiative to improve understanding of Cockburn SoundΓÇÖs unique marine environment.
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Researchers will determine local penguinsΓÇÖ annual diet composition and the causes of mortality of penguins within the Cockburn Sound area.
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The data gathered will provide crucial information about the species, as well as a unique opportunity for the community to get involved in local penguin research.
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Little Penguins are a listed marine species under the Commonwealth Environment Act and particularly vulnerable to human act
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