The Cedarfield
Knitter Group is currently participating in Nature Abounds™ Knitters for Nature’s Critters™
program, by knitting jumpers for Little Penguins (also known as Little Blue
or Blue Penguins). The Little Penguins are the first animal recipient through
this program, in which the goals are:
·
To
help the Little Blue Penguins themselves in their time of need and support
those that help the penguins.
·
To
raise awareness of oil spills which happen all over the world regularly.
·
To
raise awareness of how wildlife species and their eco-systems are affected by
oil spills.
Little Penguins
are the smallest of their species and often die of oil exposure, or hypothermia
before making it to shore after a spill. The Little Penguin jumpers are used to
keep them warm until they are strong enough to be cleaned. They also prevent
them from ingesting oil as the try to preen their feathers in their oil-soaked
state. Cedarfield knitters have completed 10 Little Penguin jumpers and
continue to knit more.
For more
information on Nature Abounds™ or how you can volunteer, please click here to
visit their website.
