ROCKHOPPER PENGUINS S
SCIENTISTS SET TO SPY ON
cientists are poised to solve a mystery. Where do rockhopper penguins breeding in New Zealand's sub- Antarctic go during the winter? Right now, nobody knows. NIWA scientists have successfully secured a grant from National Geographic in the United States, to enable a team of scientists to embark on a dedicated trip to Campbell Island.
There they will deploy 88 miniaturised tracking tags on penguins legs prior to their departure for the winter. "We don't know where the penguins go during winter," says
NIWA scientist Dr David Thompson. "It could be a crucial stage in the breeding cycle for them. To successfully raise chicks, they need to come back to Campbell Island at the start of the breeding
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