Loss of Antarctic ice hurting survival of emperor penguin chicks, study says
1 year, 4 months ago

Loss of Antarctic ice hurting survival of emperor penguin chicks, study says

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The loss of ice in one region of Antarctica last year likely resulted in none of the emperor penguin chicks surviving in four colonies, researchers reported Thursday. “If the sea ice breaks up under them, the young chicks will drown or freeze to death,” said Peter Fretwell, a researcher at the British Antarctic Survey and co-author of the study published Thursday in the journal Communications Earth & Environment. Fretwell’s team has also completed a preliminary analysis of known nesting sites — visible in satellite photos because of colored guano, or poop stains, left on white ice — across Antarctica, the only continent where the emperor penguin lives. Of 62 known penguin colonies, around 30% were harmed by low sea-ice levels last year — and 13 likely failed entirely, Fretwell said.

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First emperor penguin known to reach Australia found on tourist beach
1 month, 2 weeks ago

First emperor penguin known to reach Australia found on tourist beach

LA Times  

A male emperor penguin dubbed Gus stands on a scale after being discovered on a beach near Denmark, Australia, on Nov. 1, 2024, thousands of miles from its normal habitat on Antarctica. An emperor penguin found malnourished far from its Antarctic home on the Australian south coast is being cared for by a wildlife expert, a government department said Monday. …

Emperor penguin lands in Australian town 21,000 miles away from icy home in Antarctica
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Emperor penguin lands in Australian town 21,000 miles away from icy home in Antarctica

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A lone and lost emperor …

Scientists investigate thousands of dead Antarctic penguins for bird flu
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Scientists investigate thousands of dead Antarctic penguins for bird flu

The Hindu  

Has bird flu already killed hundreds, if not thousands of penguins in Antarctica? That's what researchers are seeking to find out after a scientific expedition last month found at least 532 dead Adelie penguins, with thousands more thought to have died, according to a statement from Federation University Australia. While the researchers suspect the deadly H5N1 bird flu virus killed …

H5N1 bird flu behind hundreds of dead penguins in Antarctica? Here’s what Scientists’ research says
8 months, 2 weeks ago

H5N1 bird flu behind hundreds of dead penguins in Antarctica? Here’s what Scientists’ research says

Live Mint  

En masse deaths of a penguin species was reported on the remote southern continent of Antarctica. The Federation University Australia said in a statement that a scientific expedition last month revealed that over 532 Adelie penguins died in Antarctica, and suggested thousands more could have died. However, the researchers suspect the deadly H5N1 bird flu virus to be the cause …

How are emperor penguins surviving on melting ice caps? Bird poop brings us one step closer to finding out
10 months, 4 weeks ago

How are emperor penguins surviving on melting ice caps? Bird poop brings us one step closer to finding out

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Scientists found four previously unknown emperor penguin colonies in Antarctica, a discovery that increases the …

Once unknown emperor penguin colonies have been spotted in Antarctica — though some are moving away
11 months ago

Once unknown emperor penguin colonies have been spotted in Antarctica — though some are moving away

Associated Press  

Previously unknown colonies of emperor penguins have been spotted in new satellite imagery. At least some emperor penguins are moving their colonies as melting ice from climate change threatens breeding grounds, according to research released on Wednesday. One penguin colony near Halley Bay appears to have moved around 30 kilometers to the east, said Peter Fretwell, a researcher at the …

Climate change: Antarctic winter sea ice hits record low
1 year, 2 months ago

Climate change: Antarctic winter sea ice hits record low

Live Mint  

Sea ice in Antarctica hit record low levels this winter, the United States National Snow and Ice Data Center said earlier this week, emphasising the urgency to address concerns about the increasingly devastating impact of climate change at the southern pole. This year, sea ice covered less than 17 million square kilometres of the Antarctic, which is 1 million square …

Climate change killed thousands of emperor penguin chicks in Antarctica last year
1 year, 3 months ago

Climate change killed thousands of emperor penguin chicks in Antarctica last year

Live Mint  

Climate skeptics often question the many warnings from scientists about the catastrophic impact of Antarctica’s ice melting, but the recent death of emperor penguin chicks due to the loss of sea ice should come as a wake-up call. Researchers from the British Antartic Survey say that due to the largescale loss of sea ice, there is a high probability that …

No emperor penguin chicks survived last year due to melting of Antarctic ice, study says
1 year, 4 months ago

No emperor penguin chicks survived last year due to melting of Antarctic ice, study says

The Hindu  

The loss of ice in one region of Antarctica last year likely resulted in none of the emperor penguin chicks surviving in four colonies, researchers reported Thursday. Overall, the ice around Antarctica reached near record low levels last year. Fretwell’s team has also completed a preliminary analysis of known nesting sites — visible in satellite photos because of colored guano, …

Antarctic sea ice loss causes unprecedented emperor penguin breeding failure
1 year, 4 months ago

Antarctic sea ice loss causes unprecedented emperor penguin breeding failure

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. According to British Antarctic Survey scientists, the penguin colonies experienced unprecedented breeding failure in a region of Antarctica where …

Warming decimates Antarctica’s emperor penguin chicks
1 year, 4 months ago

Warming decimates Antarctica’s emperor penguin chicks

Al Jazeera  

Of five sites monitored in the Bellingshausen Sea region, four experienced a 100 percent loss of chicks, scientists say. Helpless emperor penguin chicks perished at multiple breeding grounds in West Antarctica late last year, drowning or freezing to death when sea ice eroded by global warming gave way under their tiny feet, scientists have said. “This is the first major …

‘Catastrophic’ loss: Huge colonies of emperor penguins saw no chicks survive last year as sea ice disappears
1 year, 4 months ago

‘Catastrophic’ loss: Huge colonies of emperor penguins saw no chicks survive last year as sea ice disappears

CNN  

CNN — As rapidly warming global temperatures help push Antarctica’s sea ice to unprecedented lows, it’s threatening the very existence of one of the continent’s most iconic species: emperor penguins. Four out of five emperor penguin colonies analyzed in the Bellingshausen Sea, west of the Antarctic Peninsula, saw no chicks survive last year as the area experienced an enormous loss …

Record sea ice melt in Antarctica doomed thousands of penguin chicks to a watery grave
1 year, 4 months ago

Record sea ice melt in Antarctica doomed thousands of penguin chicks to a watery grave

LA Times  

Emperor penguin chicks emerge from their eggs in the coldest days of Antarctica’s winter. Although individual colonies will occasionally experience an isolated season of failed breeding, “this is the first time we’ve really seen a whole area be lost because of the sea ice,” said Fretwell, a mapping specialist. “Not like what Peter has just shown.” For the study, Fretwell …

Antarctica is missing an area of sea ice the size of Greenland in a ‘shocking’ climate trend
1 year, 4 months ago

Antarctica is missing an area of sea ice the size of Greenland in a ‘shocking’ climate trend

The Independent  

Even in an era of alarming climate records, a worrying slew of milestones has already been passed in 2023 as our planet warms. “If you took an average of sea ice extent around the coast, the sea ice would extend around 1,000km out from the coast, but this year the recordings mean it’s about 100km further back than in a …

Satellite mapping finds new colony of Emperor penguins
1 year, 11 months ago

Satellite mapping finds new colony of Emperor penguins

The Hindu  

Satellite mapping technology has discovered another new colony of the highly threatened Emperor penguins in Antarctica, researchers revealed Friday. The find, announced by the British Antarctic Survey to mark Penguin Awareness Day, brings the total number of known emperor penguin breeding sites around Antarctica's coastline to 66. Fish and Wildlife Service last year placed Emperor penguins, which need sea ice …

Penguin deaths on WA beaches spark warnings not to touch birds during moulting season
1 year, 11 months ago

Penguin deaths on WA beaches spark warnings not to touch birds during moulting season

ABC  

There are fears people who picked-up and photographed a penguin chick along Western Australia’s south coast last week could have contributed to its death. Key points: There have been reports of penguin deaths in WA's south The penguins come to land to moult and become extremely vulnerable Anyone who spots a penguin is advised to contact wildlife rescuers and not …

Antarctica’s emperor penguins at risk of extinction due to the climate crisis
2 years, 1 month ago

Antarctica’s emperor penguins at risk of extinction due to the climate crisis

CNN  

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. CNN — As Antarctica’s emperor penguins are increasingly threatened by the climate crisis, the flightless seabirds will receive new protections under the Endangered Species Act, or ESA. And if emperor penguins suffer and decline, it’s likely that other species within the ecosystem are also at risk due to the climate crisis. John …

Emperor penguin at serious risk of extinction due to climate change
2 years, 7 months ago

Emperor penguin at serious risk of extinction due to climate change

ABC  

The emperor penguin is at severe risk of extinction in the next 30 to 40 years as a result of climate change, according to research by the Argentine Antarctic Institute. Key points: Penguin chicks succumb to freezing or drowning when exposed to the ocean before they grow their waterproof plumage If nothing changes, many colonies will disappear in the next …

Emperor penguins on course for extinction ‘by end of century’ due to climate crisis
2 years, 8 months ago

Emperor penguins on course for extinction ‘by end of century’ due to climate crisis

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy One of the world’s most recognisable species – the emperor penguin – could all but …

Emperor Penguin Colonies Face Extinction Due To Climate Change, U.S. Officials Say
3 years, 4 months ago

Emperor Penguin Colonies Face Extinction Due To Climate Change, U.S. Officials Say

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING U.S. officials are seeking to list emperor penguins as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act due to climate change, with the request coming as an independent study warns that nearly all of the seabird’s colonies could be nearly wiped out by 2100. “The decisions made by policymakers today and during the next few decades will …

Emperor penguins ‘will be extinct’ by 2100, scientists warn
3 years, 4 months ago

Emperor penguins ‘will be extinct’ by 2100, scientists warn

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Climate change is threatening emperor penguins with extinction in much of their range, federal wildlife …

Melting ice imperils 98% of Emperor penguin colonies by 2100
3 years, 4 months ago

Melting ice imperils 98% of Emperor penguin colonies by 2100

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — With climate change threatening the sea ice habitat of Emperor penguins, the U.S. “The lifecycle of Emperor penguins is tied to having stable sea ice, which they need to breed, to feed and to molt,” said Stephanie Jenouvrier, a penguin ecologist at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. Research published Tuesday in the journal Global Change Biology found that …

Climate crisis: 5,000-year-old penguin graveyard revealed by retreating Antarctic ice
4 years, 2 months ago

Climate crisis: 5,000-year-old penguin graveyard revealed by retreating Antarctic ice

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “Overall, our sampling recovered a mixture of old and what appeared to be recent penguin remains implying multiple periods …

Penguin poop patches spotted from space in high-resolution satellite images of Antarctica. Read on
4 years, 4 months ago

Penguin poop patches spotted from space in high-resolution satellite images of Antarctica. Read on

India TV News  

Researchers have spotted patches of penguin poop in new high-resolution satellite images of Antarctica. According to Science News, Peter Fretwell, a geographer at the British Antarctic Survey in Cambridge, said that the new colonies tend to be in regions highly vulnerable to climate change, including a few out on the sea ice. That increases their vulnerability to future warming: Even …

Traces of Poop Marks from Space Lead to Discovery of New Penguin Colonies in Antarctica
4 years, 4 months ago

Traces of Poop Marks from Space Lead to Discovery of New Penguin Colonies in Antarctica

News 18  

In a new discovery, satellite images have revealed the existence of 11 previously unknown penguin colonies in and around Antarctica increasing the number of known colonies by 20 per cent. This led to the belief that these colonies are comprised of emperor penguins, because only this species can breed on the sea ice, making themselves more vulnerable to climate crisis. …

Happy feet: Antarctic penguins see a rise in population during years with less sea ice
4 years, 5 months ago

Happy feet: Antarctic penguins see a rise in population during years with less sea ice

Firstpost  

Recent years has seen Antarctica experienced a steady increase in sea ice, even as the Arctic has seen a marked decrease. According to a report in SciTech Daily, recent years has seen Antarctica experienced a steady increase in sea ice, even as the Arctic has seen a marked decrease. According to a report published in Phys.org, researchers from Japan’s National …

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