new zealand's little blue penguins are the victims of the fuel oil leaking from the rena which went aground around the 5th of october on a reef off the north island of new zealand. about 350 tons of oil have washed ashore on the pristine beaches near tauranga. over 1300 sea birds have already died & some 1,400 tons of heavy fuel oil are still on the ship.
when the little blue penguins come ashore the are covered in oil. when they try to clean their feathers, they ingest toxic oil. so skeinz, a yarn store in new zealand, put out a call to knit sweaters for the birds the australians call "fairy penguins" to protect them from ingesting the poisonous oil. luckily, everyone heeded the call & the little guys are now kitted out in their little jumpers! yay for knitters!! & seriously, how adorable do they look? a big hand to all those who knitted the sweaters & sent them in. bravo!
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