White capped albatross killed by oil. This species is listed as Near Threatened by the IUCN Red List. Photo ©: Forest & Bird. According to the New Zealand government an…
View Larger Map A marks the location of Papamoa Beach in the Bay of Plenty. An oil spill from a grounded container ship in New Zealand's Bay of Plenty is…
The coastline of the 'Patagonian Sea' covered with seabirds and seals. Photo by: W. Conway. Claudio Campagna will be speaking at the Wildlife Conservation Network Expo in San Francisco on…
Nightingale Island as viewed from Google Earth. One of the world remotest communities, the UK's Tristan da Cunha archipelago, has come together to save 4,000 endangered penguins following a devastating…
Chinstrap penguins. Photo by: NOAA/Mike Goebel. . Climate change has hit species of Antarctic penguins by causing a staggering decline in their prey: krill. A new study in the Proceedings…
Northern rockhopper penguins covered in oil. Photo by: Tristan Conservation Team of Simon Glass, Wayne Swain and Matthew Green. Courtesy of: The Tristan da Cunha Website. Disturbing photos show northern…
Nightingale Island as viewed from Google Earth. Conservation workers have found hundreds of oiled northern rockhopper penguins (Eudyptes moseleyi) after a cargo vessel wrecked on Nightingale Island, apart of the…
An interview with David Ainley. Imagine an ocean untouched by oil spills: a sea free of pollution, invasive species, dead zones, and over-exploitation; waters where marine animals exist in natural…
Everyone loves penguins. With their characteristic black-and-white 'tuxedo' markings, upright waddle, and childlike stature, penguins seem at once exotic and familiar: exotic because they live far from most human habitations,…
Southern rockhopper penguins (Eudyptes chrysocome) are easily distinguished by the spiked plumes on their head, their neon-yellow eyebrows, and red eyes. But these wild-looking penguins are also endangered: the IUCN…
With Britain now moving to explore for oil and gas in the Falkland Islands, Argentina has cried foul. Buenos Aires claims that the Falklands, or the Malvinas as Argentines refer…
Researchers from the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) have uncovered a novel way to locate the world’s largest penguin’s breeding sites, employing satellite imagery they seek out emperor penguin guano, droppings…
Studying world's rarest penguin leads to the discovery of a new species Studying world's rarest penguin leads to the discovery of a new species Jeremy Hance, mongabay.com November 19, 2008
2-degree rise in temperature may doom penguins colonies 2-degree rise in temperature may doom penguins mongabay.com October 10, 2008
Global warming puts penguins at risk of extinction Global warming puts penguins at risk of extinction mongabay.com February 11, 2008 Climate change could put the long-term survival of sub-Antarctic King…
New Park in Argentina Protects 500,000 Penguins New Park in Argentina Protects 500,000 Penguins mongabay.com August 9, 2007 The government of Argentina will create a new marine park along the…
Past global warming produced giant penguins Past global warming produced monster penguins mongabay.com June 25, 2007 Scientists have discovered fossil remains of a giant species of penguin that lived some…
Penguins in Alaska? Penguins in Alaska? mongabay.com June 5, 2007 Penguins found in Alaskan waters likely reach the Northern Hemisphere by fishing boat rather than by swimming, report University of…
Can penguins be used as bio-indicators of climate change? Can penguins be used as bio-indicators of climate change? mongabay.com April 4, 2007 Scientists at the University of Birmingham are working…
African penguin population drops 40% - cause unknown African penguin population drops 40% - cause unknown mongabay.com March 2, 2007 African penguin populations have fallen by 40 percent in the…
Happy Feet' penguins declining fast in the Falklands 'Happy Feet' penguins declining fast in the Falklands mongabay.com December 22, 2006 The rockhopper penguin, a species featured in the movie Happy…