A grant of $500,000 will go to three Otago projects supporting the nationally endangered hoiho /yellow eyed penguin. Photo:Yellow-eyed Penguin TrustHoiho, the reigning Bird of the Year will be given a helping flipper by the Government thanks to a $500,000 conservation grant. Minister for Conservation Eugenie Sage announced today 168 projects across New Zealand would benefit from $8million in government grants, including $500,000 which will be given to three Otago projects supporting the nationally endangered hoiho. I am pleased at the happy co-incidence of there being grants for two community and one iwi project to help hoiho. Some of the 168 projects funded include research on our rarest plants and wildlife, mapping the birds of Aotearoa, and developing community conservation hubs.

Source: Otago Daily Times November 12, 2019 23:27 UTC