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The dogs that protect little penguins
From https://www.bbc.com/news/amp/magazine-35039105
The dogs that protect little penguins
By Jon Donnison
BBC News, Sydney
14 December 2015 Magazine
Image copyright GLOBAL SCREEN
Penguin and sheepdog
When foxes discovered little penguins on a small Australian island, they nearly wiped the colony out. But a farmer came up with a novel way to protect the birds - and the story has been made into a hit film.
As a premise for a film, think Lassie meets Babe meets Pingu. What's not to like?
Middle Island, a beautiful, rugged and windswept outcrop off the coast of southern Victoria is home to a colony of the world's smallest penguins.
[...]
There used to be hundreds of them on Middle Island - but that was before the foxes got to them.
[...]
More at link.
By Jon Donnison
BBC News, Sydney
14 December 2015 Magazine
Image copyright GLOBAL SCREEN
Penguin and sheepdog
When foxes discovered little penguins on a small Australian island, they nearly wiped the colony out. But a farmer came up with a novel way to protect the birds - and the story has been made into a hit film.
As a premise for a film, think Lassie meets Babe meets Pingu. What's not to like?
Middle Island, a beautiful, rugged and windswept outcrop off the coast of southern Victoria is home to a colony of the world's smallest penguins.
[...]
There used to be hundreds of them on Middle Island - but that was before the foxes got to them.
[...]
More at link.
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