Penguin Study Group • Since 1986 Earthcare has monitored the St Kilda penguin colony. A large volume of information has been collected including aspects of : • Population size • Individual growth • Breeding success • Feeding dynamics • Penguin behaviour • This is done by monitoring the colony on a fortnightly basis an hour after sunset. We inspect penguin nests, identify individual penguins, weigh and sex as many penguins as we are able to catch. • This data provides baseline information on population dynamics and can be used to identify trends and changes in this urban penguin colony. We do what we can where we are For more Information visit www.earthcarestkilda.org.a u
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Penguin Study Group
• Since 1986 Earthcare has monitored the St Kilda penguin colony. A large volume of information has been collected including aspects of :
• This is done by monitoring the colony on a fortnightly basis an hour after sunset. We inspect penguin nests, identify individual penguins, weigh and sex as many penguins as we are able to catch.
• This data provides baseline information on population dynamics and can be used to identify trends and changes in this urban penguin colony.
We do what we can where we are
For more Information visitwww.earthcarestkilda.org.au
• Earthcare St Kilda has been closely involved in the establishment and maintenance of a number of indigenous revegetation projects around the City of Port Phillip since 1987.
• During the winter months, volunteers from Earthcare St Kilda spend a Sunday morning working to remove weeds and replant native species of flora at sites around the City of Port Phillip, including:– Hester Reserve, Port Melbourne– Elwood Canal– Middle Park Beach– Balaclava Rail Reserve– Canterbury Road Urban Forest– Elwood Foreshore– HR Johnson Reserve, St Kilda West– Lagoon Reserve, Port Melbourne– West Beach, St Kilda– Perc White Reserve, Port Melbourne
• Rangers from the City of Port Phillip and Citywide work with Earthcare St Kilda to plan planting locations, and provide equipment and guidance on the day. The native seedlings used are sourced from the St Kilda Indigenous Nursery Cooperative (SKINC).
We do what we can where we are
For more Information visitwww.earthcarestkilda.org.au
If you would like to become an Earthcare member then fill out a membership form online
If you would like to be involved with revegetation then contact the organiser – [email protected]
For more Information visitwww.earthcarestkilda.org.au
If you would like to assist in seastar removal or become an Earthcare member fill out a membership form online.
Once a month Earthcare volunteers collect the exotic Northern Pacific Seastars. Why?• They are non native seastars, so have no predator
in the bay.• Are highly successful breeders.• Eat any animal matter.• They can quickly establish a colony and eat all
juvenile shellfish found in the seagrass meadows and under piers.
We hold collections:• In St Kilda near the pier, where we have volunteer
waders, snorkelers and divers.• Outside Brighton Baths, where snorkelers and
divers are required.To collect these seastars a permit from Parks Victoria is required due to mistakes in identification.
Northern Pacific seastars range in colour from yellow to purple, the tips of each arm are purple and point upwards. Because they come from cold water areas, they are very obvious in winter as the bay is at its coldest, so they come closer to shore. This is also the time they spawn. St Kilda is home to baby seastars at present.