Burnie’s Little Penguin colony experiences a baby boom late in the season | The Examiner

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Burnie Little Penguin colony has experienced an exceptional year with a blooming of baby penguins after chicks had gone off to sea and adults are moulting. With 14 years involvement with the Friends of Burnie Penguins, chairperson Evelyn Devito said she had never seen this number of chicks so late into the season. “Over the last three to four years we’ve noticed changes in the colony but this year was much more marked,” Ms…