Sea Save Foundation
Contributor
A colony of 40,000 Adelie penguins in Antarctica has suffered a “catastrophic breeding event” as only two chicks have survived the breeding season. This is the second time in four years that such devastation has been observed. This hadn’t happened in the previous 50 years of observation. Many parent penguins had to travel up to 62 miles longer than usual on the sea ice to get to feeding grounds. Many are calling for a marine protected area to be established in East Antarctica.
Read more here (story #3).
Read more here (story #3).