Conservation

Conservation

Conservation is very important to us. We are very proud that the Bluff Cove Lagoon King penguin colony continues to grow. The first King penguin chick at the Lagoon was reared successfully by its parents in 2004 and now we have approximately 15 breeding pairs of King...
Leucistic Gentoo penguin

Leucistic Gentoo penguin

Leucistic penguins are rare. They are ostracized by their penguin kin due to their unusual colouration – they are partially albino. Few reach adulthood. Our Leucistic Gentoo (below) hatched at Bluff Cove Lagoon as a white fluffy chick and in adulthood found a black...
Referendum and Argentine pressure

Referendum and Argentine pressure

The Falkland Island Government held a Referendum in 2013 where we showed the world our desire to remain British (99.8% in favour); journalists galore arrived in the islands, though during Prince William’s helicopter posting here we had come accustomed to the world’s...
Track building

Track building

We have built a new road down the side of a stone-run, next to Argentine positions from 1982, to reduce our off-road journey time and to add to the comfort of our guests. Stone-runs (rivers of rock) are just one of many interesting geological features in the...
Our concerns for the wildlife

Our concerns for the wildlife

We know the fabulous wildlife of the Falklands is very vulnerable. The major threat over the previous centuries has been Man, the predator, in the quest for oil from birds and animals. Now man-made disasters remain the major threat. Oil Spills In March 2008 penguins...