A killer is on the loose in Sydney, Australia, prompting officials to hire two sharpshooters to protect a tiny colony of fairy penguins, the world’s smallest penguins. Nine of the birds were found mauled to death within a 10-day period, which represents a significant loss for a colony of only 120 penguins. After experts with the National Parks and Wildlife Service concluded a dog or fox is probably behind the killings, officials contracted with two riflemen to patrol Quarantine Beach. Meanwhile, a group of “vigilante activists” from the Manly Environment Centre have vowed to do “whatever it takes” to protect the penguins. Thirty volunteers plan to patrol the beach on their own night and day.