Crocheted Eastern Rockhopper Penguin Rocky (Tawaki piki toka) is leading the charge in conservation organisation Forest & Bird’s Bird of the Year (BOTY) campaign, supported by Intrepid Travel, running from 15–28 September. Every vote for the Rockhopper will be matched by up to NZ$5,000 by The Intrepid Foundation, with funds going directly to Forest & Bird. We’re thrilled to support our Kiwi TIF partner Forest & Bird and spotlight the Eastern Rockhopper Penguin that is facing the risk of extinction. By supporting Forest & Bird, we’re helping protect New Zealand’s biodiversity and showing how travel can be a force for good. The Eastern Rockhopper Penguin resides in New Zealand’s subantarctic islands and faces threats from climate change and habitat degradation.