Penguins protected, say Waiheke marina developers © Getty The Little Penguin (Eudyptula minor) is the smallest species of penguin.
Developers of a planned marina on Waiheke Island have hit back at claims construction would disrupt Kororā little blue penguins, saying they are committed to protecting the birds, but a local bird rescue organisation isn t buying it.
Waiheke Native Bird Rescue general manager Karen Saunders said she received a call from an ecologist working for the Kennedy Point Marina development on Wednesday asking her to be on site to remove any penguins from the artificial seawall, before work commenced on Thursday. The conversation was repulsive and I stated I wanted nothing to do with the deliberate destruction of known existing penguin habitat and this was illegal under the Wildlife Act and was animal cruelty.
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United: Schedule supports plan to reopen tourism May 1
Pacific Daily News
United Airlines announced its April and May schedule to support Guam’s plan to reopen tourism on May 1. It will add daily flights to Tokyo, among other changes. It currently flies to Tokyo only five days per week.
Sam Shinohara, United’s managing director of Airport Operations for Asia-Pacific, said in a news release the airline is working closely with the government of Guam.
“It is paramount that tourism industry stakeholders work together to ensure that Guam is ready for visitors, Shinoihara said. We are monitoring the market closely to support efforts locally and can scale quickly to meet demand from Japan once restrictions are eased.”