Editing Little penguin (section)

===Fire===
Increased frequency of drought and extreme temperatures in Southern Australia has led to an increased fire risk.<ref name="Flemming"/> Being flightless birds that nest on land, little blue penguins are especially vulnerable to fire. Behavioural traits such as reluctancy to abandon nests and emerging mostly during daylit hours is thought to be some of the main reasons for increased vulnerability in the future.<ref>Berlincourt, M., Arnould, J. P., & Y. (2015). Influence of environmental conditions on foraging behaviour and its consequences on reproductive performance in little penguins. Marine Biology, 162(7), 1485-1501</ref> The threats it provides include nest and habitat distruption, as well as deadly to eggs and individuals, despite this ''Eudyptula minor''appears to show no fear towards fire when directly exposed. When observed, they have been to found to remain around or under vegetation until severely burnt or injured. Some have even been observed preening their feathers near to open flames.<ref name="Dann"/>

Fires can also significantly alter the composition of vegetation in Eudyptula minor habitats. A large fire in Marion Bay, South Australia in 1994 saw the loss of two key plant species; introduced marram grass ''Ammophila'' and coastal wattle ''A.sophorae''. Following the fire, these grasses were replaced by invasive palms ''A.arenia'' and ''A.sophorae''grew back in dense thickets. This habitat became no longer suitable for ''Eudyptula minor'' and colony relocated.<ref>Stevenson, C., & Woehler, E. J. (2007). Population decreases in little penguins Eudyptula minor in southeastern Tasmania, Australia, over the past 45 years. Marine Ornithology, 35, 71-76.</ref>