‘Catastrophic breeding failure’ for penguins as Antarctic sea ice vanishes

Emperor penguins in the Antarctic are suffering a “catastrophic” breeding failure as the region’s sea ice vanishes, pointing to a grim future for a species highly susceptible to the impacts of climate, a new study has found. Researchers used satellite imagery to find that chicks in four out of five emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) colonies … Continue reading ‘Catastrophic breeding failure’ for penguins as Antarctic sea ice vanishes