​Jo is famous

Recently the Penguin Rescue folk went to the Oamaru Penguin Symposium and our friend and colleague Thomas from the Christchurch rehab effort told the story of Jo, the adventurous and so lucky yellow-eyed penguin juvenile. Jo was sponsored as a chick last year, and after fledging headed north where he was found very skinny and needed rehab. Thomas and Christina did a wonderful job and Jo got a ride back to Moeraki to be released. This time he stuck around and we found him in February moulting in the colony.
Thomas told this amazing story at the symposium to about 100 penguin people and we were all stunned and amazed at the recovery ability of Jo. Hopefully we will find him in the coming months again, happily settled into life at Moeraki!