<div><p>Sometimes experts say it's best if humans <a href="https://www.shared.com/if-you-see-a-baby-animal-in-need-authorities-dont-want-you-to-help/" target="_blank">don't interfere with nature</a>. This is mostly because we may come across an animal that appears to be distressed or abandoned but in reality they are not.</p><p>However, there are special circumstances in which an animal is visibly suffering or in harm's way and it would be very inhumane not to lend a hand. </p><p>This story about a colony of penguins in New Zealand is a very good example of positive human interference. </p><div><figure><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/05/800px-Fairy_penguin.jpg" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/05/800px-Fairy_penguin_GH_content_550px.jpg 550w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/05/800px-Fairy_penguin_GH_content_650px.jpg 650w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/05/800px-Fairy_penguin_GH_content_750px.jpg 750w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img><figcaption class="op-vertical-center"><cite>Digital Journal</cite></figcaption></figure></div><p>Researchers at the Oamaru Blue Penguin Colony, New Zealand noticed that a colony of the world's smallest penguins were risking their lives by crossing a road to get to their nests on the other side of the town. </p><div><figure><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/05/14752480471995.jpg" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/05/14752480471995_GH_content_550px.jpg 550w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/05/14752480471995_GH_content_650px.jpg 650w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/05/14752480471995_GH_content_750px.jpg 750w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img></figure></div><p><!-- [invalid-shortcode] --></p><p>Since the blue penguin population have been declining across the country, the group of scientists knew they had to come up with a solution.</p><p>"It's a well-used and well-traveled road, particularly in the summer when the penguins have their chicks and their movements are highest," Gaskill <a href="http://edition.cnn.com/2016/11/12/asia/nz-penguin-underpass/index.html">told CNN</a>. "At most of the other places where the penguins come ashore there isn't the volume of traffic or there are no roads. So it was kind of a special case."</p><p>The Oamaru scientists teamed up with the town council, tourism office and civil works companies to build a tunnel for the tiny flightless birds. </p><div><figure><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/05/161113111256-nz-penguin-underpass2-exlarge-169.jpg" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/05/161113111256-nz-penguin-underpass2-exlarge-169_GH_content_550px.jpg 550w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/05/161113111256-nz-penguin-underpass2-exlarge-169_GH_content_650px.jpg 650w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/05/161113111256-nz-penguin-underpass2-exlarge-169_GH_content_750px.jpg 750w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img><figcaption class="op-vertical-center"><cite>CNN</cite></figcaption></figure></div><p><!-- [invalid-shortcode] --></p><p>Since penguins are creatures of habit, there is no doubt in Gaskill's mind that they will go regularly through the tunnel "once they've discovered that there's a safe route they'll tend to use it." </p><p>The Oamaru Blue Penguin Colony shared the video of the precious birds making use of the tunnel and you can watch it below: </p><div><amp-facebook data-href="https://www.facebook.com/OamaruBluePenguinColony/videos/1150966378324293" layout="responsive" height="600" width="640"></amp-facebook></div><p> </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p></div>