end0skeletal:When foxes discovered the fairy penguins living on Middle Island off the coast of Austr
end0skeletal:When foxes discovered the fairy penguins living on Middle Island off the coast of Australia, their numbers were decimated. The population plummeted from 800 birds to fewer than ten in 2005. A local chicken farmer had the idea to station two sheepdogs on the island to chase off the foxes – and it worked. The fairy penguin population on Middle Island is now at 250 and climbing. (x) -- source link