The Department of Defence has sought to assure the WA public of its environmental credentials, as consultation opens on major work expected to disrupt wildlife near Rockingham. In its plan, Defence ...

“The conservation area, which is Penguin Island, would not be touched.” A WA government spokesman said Penguin Island was an iconic part of WA, and the government was committed to supporting ...

Conservationists are calling for Western Australia's Penguin Island to be closed to tourists to protect its dwindling population. As debate continues over the best way to safeguard the little ...

WA's Environment Minister Reece Whitby has ... we don't have open slather … but we've had sustainable tourism on Penguin Island for decades and decades." He said a new discovery centre needed ...

The WA government is being urged to ban recreational boating and tourism on a popular island near Perth to help protect a dwindling little penguin population. Only 114 little penguins remain on ...

Estimates suggest on Penguin Island, little penguin numbers have decreased by an incredible 94% since 2008 and 64% since 2019. Some conservationists want to ban tourists from visiting Penguin ...