A zero fishing mortality limit for yellow-eyed penguins is being sought to buy more time for the endangered bird's fragile northern population.

A hoiho or yellow-eyed penguin pictured on April 2, 2023, has won New Zealand's annual Bird of the Year vote, Monday, Sept. 16, 2024, after a fierce contest absent the foreign interference and ...

The Hoiho penguin has been voted New Zealand's bird of the year. One of the rarest penguin species in the world, it's endemic to New Zealand, and conservationists hope the vote will help raise ...

The hoiho, which has seen its population dip nearly 80% within a 15-year period, was honored at the perfect time, according to Toki. "Hoiho are being hammered from all angles," he said.

Hoiho joins the kākāpō as the only manu to have taken out the world’s favourite avian election twice. The kākāpō won in 2008 and 2020. Image: Oscar Thomas.

The hoiho bid was run by a collective of wildlife groups, a museum, a brewery and a rugby team in the city of Dunedin, where the bird is found on mainland New Zealand. open image in gallery.

A hoiho or yellow-eyed penguin pictured on April 2, 2023, has won New Zealand's annual Bird of the Year vote, Monday, Sept. 16, 2024, after a fierce contest absent the foreign interference and ...

Hoiho are native to Dunedin and the eastern coast of New Zealand’s South Island. Their population has been severely impacted by human activity and climate change, both at sea and on land.

A hoiho or yellow-eyed penguin pictured on April 2, 2023, has won New Zealand's annual Bird of the Year vote, Monday, Sept. 16, 2024, after a fierce contest absent the foreign interference and ...

The hoiho or yellow-eyed penguin won New Zealand's annual Bird of the Year vote after a fierce contest without foreign interference and controversies. It's noisy, smelly, shy ...