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Seabird secrets revealed by bioacoustics in New Zealand

Mike Gaworecki 1 May 2018
While penguins cannot fly through the air, they are very adept at using their wings to propel themselves through the water like this macaroni penguin. Credit: Julie Larsen Maher ©WCS

How to help penguins (photos)

David Oehler, Megan Maher, Julie Larsen Maher 9 Apr 2018

How effective is environmental restoration?

Mike Gaworecki 6 Mar 2018
Earlier reports based on satellite data suggested that the Danger Islands could be home to several penguin "supercolonies." However, heavy pack ice is common around the Danger Islands, even in austral summer, making difficult to access this area to conduct a comprehensive survey. Credit: Rachael Herman, Louisiana State University, © Stony Brook University

Penguin mega-colony discovered using satellites and drones, raising scientists’ hopes

Mongabay.com 3 Mar 2018

Drones enable fast, accurate wildlife counts, study shows

Sue Palminteri (1965-2019) 14 Feb 2018

Canary in the Arctic coal mine: warming harms migrating red knot

Gloria Dickie 8 Aug 2017

Elusive seabird breeding grounds discovered in Chilean desert

Kim Smuga-Otto 16 Jun 2017

Ecological trap ensnares endangered African penguins

John Cannon 10 Feb 2017

Seabird numbers down 70 percent since 1950

Chaney Giordano 22 Sep 2015

Russia bans driftnet fishing, a reprieve for seabirds and marine mammals

Rebecca Kessler 10 Jul 2015

Pollutants threaten long-term survival of wandering albatross

Shayna Wilson 2 Feb 2015

Ocean’s 15: meet the species that have vanished forever from our seas

Jeremy Hance 15 Jan 2015

Rat eradication needed to save seabird colony

Michael Buelna 30 Dec 2014

Saving Peru’s sea turtles and marine birds: conservationists and fishermen partner to tackle bycatch

Jeremy Hance 7 Oct 2014

Coastal wildlife paradise declared biosphere reserve in Argentina (PHOTOS)

Jeremy Hance 15 Jul 2014

Collateral damage: new findings shed light on the full impact of commercial fishing

Nicholas Barrett 9 Apr 2014

Can penguins cope with climate change? Scientists find different types of ice elicit different responses

Mongabay.com 13 Mar 2014

Over 350 species added to the IUCN Red List’s threatened categories in the last six months

Jeremy Hance 26 Nov 2013

Nearly half a million seabirds die in gillnets every year, but solutions exist

Jordanna Dulaney 18 Nov 2013

No place like home: scientists discover that male crested penguins head home earlier than females

Shreya Dasgupta 8 Oct 2013

Conservationists work to give South Georgia back to the birds

Karl Mathiesen 18 Jul 2013

Seabirds face big problems as sea levels rise

Jemma Smith 19 Jun 2013

Famed bird reappears after 400,000 miles of flight

Mongabay.com 22 May 2013

Industrialized fishing has forced seabirds to change what they eat

Jeremy Hance 14 May 2013

Scientists discover that marine animals disperse seagrass

Jeremy Hance 9 May 2013

Are seagulls killing whales in Patagonia?

Jeremy Hance 8 May 2013

Above the ocean: saving the world’s most threatened birds

Jeremy Hance 1 Nov 2012

Photos: emperor penguins take first place in renowned wildlife photo contest

Jeremy Hance 18 Oct 2012

Penguins face a slippery future

Jeremy Hance 26 Sep 2012

Cute animal pictures of the day: Humboldt penguin chick meets water

Jeremy Hance 13 Aug 2012

Cute animal picture of the day: African penguin chick

Jeremy Hance 26 Jul 2012

Over 500 dead penguins wash up in Brazil, cause under investigation

Jeremy Hance 17 Jul 2012

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