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New Park in Argentina Protects 500,000 Penguins mongabay.com August 9, 2007
The announcement was made Thursday by President Nestor Kirchner of Argentina, the Governor of the Province of Chubut—Mario Das Neves—and by Argentina's National Park Service. "This decision represents a significant commitment by the government to protect one of the most productive and extraordinary marine ecosystems on the planet," said Dr. Guillermo Harris, director of the Wildlife Conservation Society's Argentina Program. "The creation of this park comes in the nick of time for many species that are threatened by the region's fisheries and energy industry."
WCS says that while the coastline is largely undeveloped, "wildlife is under pressure from a number of threats, including Argentina's commercial shrimp industry." "Many birds become entangled in fishing nets, and oil pollution from tankers transporting petroleum from southern Patagonia to Buenos Aires and from expanding offshore oil drilling operations is a looming possibility," the conservation group said in a statement. This article uses quotes and information from a WCS news release. Comments? News options
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