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Rockingham community celebrates protections for penguin colony

A tourist centre planned for Rockingham's Penguin Island has been ditched for a proposal to help the vulnerable population adapt to climate change.

ABC News · Aug 29, 2022

Plans for discovery centre on WA island dropped to protect little penguins

Government to build centre on mainland instead following community campaign against the development

The Guardian - AU · Aug 26, 2022

Scientists warn time is running out for Rockingham's iconic little penguins

Researchers have sounded the alarm over the wild population of little penguins that live off Rockingham's coast.

ABC News · Jan 29, 2022