Welcome to the Tawaki Project, a long-term study of the marine ecology, breeding biology and population dynamics of the world's least known, most enigmatic penguin species - the Fiordland penguin or Tawaki.
Hidden colonies
We know that tawaki aren't easy to find. Where do you start looking for them?Read post...
Tom
The last tawaki to be fitted with satellite tags that also turned out to be a river penguin...Read post...
Jean
When the dream cave to pass the moult turns into a tourism nightmare as soon as the tide goes out...Read post...
New Zealand Penguin Initiative Antarctic Research Trust Global Penguin Society West Coast Penguin Trust Department Of Conservation University of Otago
The Tawaki Project is a collaboration of New Zealand Penguin Initiative, Antarctic Research Trust,Global Penguin Society, West Coast Penguin Trust, New Zealand Department of Conservation, and University of Otago