World’s second largest emperor penguin colony ‘disappeared overnight’ with thousands of chicks wiped out
5 years, 11 months ago

World’s second largest emperor penguin colony ‘disappeared overnight’ with thousands of chicks wiped 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 The world’s second largest emperor penguin colony is believed to have been effectively wiped out overnight, with thousands of chicks drowning after an ice shelf in Antarctica collapsed. Emperor penguins need stable sea ice on which to breed, and this icy platform must last from April, when the birds arrive, until December, when their chicks fledge. Our specialised satellite image analysis can detect individuals and penguin huddles, so we can estimate the population based on the known density of the groups to give reliable estimate of colony size.” Dr Trathan says: “It is impossible to say whether the changes in sea-ice conditions at Halley Bay are specifically related to climate change, but such a complete failure to breed successfully is unprecedented at this site. “Even taking into account levels of ecological uncertainty, published models suggest that emperor penguins numbers are set to fall dramatically, losing 50-70 per cent of their numbers before the end of this century as sea-ice conditions change as a result of climate change.” The team’s findings are published in the journal Antarctic Science.

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Emperor penguin released at sea 20 days after waddling onto Australian beach
4 months, 1 week ago

Emperor penguin released at sea 20 days after waddling onto Australian beach

Associated Press  

MELBOURNE, Australia — The only emperor penguin known to have swum from Antarctica to Australia was released at sea 20 days after he waddled ashore on a popular tourist beach, officials said Friday. The adult male was found on Nov. 1 on Ocean Beach sand dunes in the town of Denmark in temperate southwest Australia — about 3,500 kilometers north …

First emperor penguin known to reach Australia found on tourist beach
4 months, 3 weeks ago

First emperor penguin known to reach Australia found on tourist beach

The Hindu  

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. The adult male was found on November 1, 2024, on a popular tourist beach in the town of Denmark in temperate southwest Australia — about 3,500 kilometers north of the icy waters …

First emperor penguin known to reach Australia found on tourist beach
4 months, 3 weeks ago

First emperor penguin known to reach Australia found on tourist beach

Associated Press  

MELBOURNE, Australia — 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. The adult male was found on Nov. 1 on a popular tourist beach in the town of Denmark in temperate southwest Australia — about 3,500 kilometers north of the …

First emperor penguin known to reach Australia found on tourist beach
4 months, 3 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
4 months, 3 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 …

Emperor penguin surprises surfers in Australia after travelling 2,100 MILES from its home in Antarctica - the longest journey ever recorded for the species
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Emperor penguin surprises surfers in Australia after travelling 2,100 MILES from its home in Antarctica - the longest journey ever recorded for the species

Daily Mail  

From kangaroos to koalas, Australia is home to some of the most incredible animals in the world. Experts believe the emperor penguin travelled to Australia from its home in Antarctica, which is a staggering 2,134 miles away. This marks the longest journey ever recorded for the species – and is the furthest north an emperor penguin has ever been seen …

Emperor penguin arrives on WA beach thousands of kilometres from home
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Emperor penguin arrives on WA beach thousands of kilometres from home

ABC  

The arrival of an emperor penguin in Denmark on Western Australia's southern coast has been described as the furthest north recording of the Antarctic species. "It stood up in the waves and just waddled straight up to us, an emperor penguin, he was probably about a metre high, and he was not shy at all. Emperor a long way from …

Scientists investigate thousands of dead Antarctic penguins for bird flu
11 months, 3 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 …

How are emperor penguins surviving on melting ice caps? Bird poop brings us one step closer to finding out
1 year, 2 months 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
1 year, 2 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 killed thousands of emperor penguin chicks in Antarctica last year
1 year, 7 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 …

Emperor penguins are running out of ice to breed on
1 year, 7 months ago

Emperor penguins are running out of ice to breed on

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. The research focused on the central and eastern Bellingshausen Sea, where satellite images showcased the absence of sea ice …

No emperor penguin chicks survived last year due to melting of Antarctic ice, study says
1 year, 7 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, …

Emperor penguins may become "quasi-extinct" by end of century in Antarctica, study suggests
1 year, 7 months ago

Emperor penguins may become "quasi-extinct" by end of century in Antarctica, study suggests

Salon  

Record-breaking amounts of ice are melting from high temperatures caused by global warming, and we lost a chunk the size of Argentina this year alone. Although some are forecasting what a future without polar ice would look like, that is already the reality for many creatures whose habitats rest on the planet's poles. In five regions of the Antarctic Peninsula, …

The sea ice around Antarctica is melting, and with it, the habitat of baby emperor penguins
1 year, 7 months ago

The sea ice around Antarctica is melting, and with it, the habitat of baby emperor penguins

ABC  

Thousands of baby emperor penguins drowned last year in Antarctica as sea ice broke up early and reached record lows, British researchers say, reinforcing dire predictions about the future survival of the species. Key points: 10,000 emperor penguin chicks may have died in one part of Antarctica, scientists say The sea ice the species breeds on reached record-low levels last …

Loss of Antarctic ice hurting survival of emperor penguin chicks, study says
1 year, 7 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 …

Antarctic sea ice loss causes unprecedented emperor penguin breeding failure
1 year, 7 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, 7 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, 7 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, 7 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, 7 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
2 years, 2 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 …

Antarctica’s emperor penguins at risk of extinction due to the climate crisis
2 years, 5 months 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, 10 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, 11 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, 7 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, 7 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, 7 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 …

Melting ice imperils 98% of Emperor penguin colonies by 2100
3 years, 7 months ago

Melting ice imperils 98% of Emperor penguin colonies by 2100

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 With climate change threatening the …

The Evolutionary History Of Penguins Is Far From Black And White
4 years, 7 months ago

The Evolutionary History Of Penguins Is Far From Black And White

NPR  

The Evolutionary History Of Penguins Is Far From Black And White Enlarge this image toggle caption Johan Ordonez/AFP via Getty Images Johan Ordonez/AFP via Getty Images Penguins are known for huddling on Antarctic ice, or marching across windswept expanses of the frozen continent. After analyzing the genomes of 18 species of modern-day penguins, Bowie says his team's results suggest the …

Penguin poop patches spotted from space in high-resolution satellite images of Antarctica. Read on
4 years, 7 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, 7 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. …

Penguin poo seen by satellites leads to discovery of previously unknown emperor colonies in Antarctica
4 years, 7 months ago

Penguin poo seen by satellites leads to discovery of previously unknown emperor colonies in Antarctica

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 Satellite mapping technology has located 11 previously unknown emperor penguin colonies in Antarctica based on …

Antarctic penguin colonies decline 77 percent in 50 years
5 years, 1 month ago

Antarctic penguin colonies decline 77 percent in 50 years

Al Jazeera  

Researchers studying chinstrap penguins in the Antarctic have found drastic reductions in many colonies, with some declining by as much as 77 percent since they were last surveyed almost 50 years ago. “Such significant declines suggest that the Southern Ocean’s ecosystem is fundamentally changed from 50 years ago, and that the impacts of this are rippling up the food web …

Emperor Penguins could march to extinction if nations fail to halt climate change
5 years, 4 months ago

Emperor Penguins could march to extinction if nations fail to halt climate change

Firstpost  

If the emissions are not reduced, the estimated number of Emperor Penguins that will decline will be 31 percent. We wanted to understand how climate change could affect this iconic species, whose unique life habits were documented in the award-winning film “ March of the Penguins.” Our newly published study found that if climate change continues at its current rate, …

Emperor Penguins could march to extinction if nations fail to halt climate change
5 years, 4 months ago

Emperor Penguins could march to extinction if nations fail to halt climate change

Salon  

The concept of a canary in a coal mine — a sensitive species that provides an alert to danger — originated with British miners, who carried actual canaries underground through the mid-1980s to detect the presence of deadly carbon monoxide gas. We wanted to understand how climate change could affect this iconic species, whose unique life habits were documented in …

World’s largest king penguin colony declines by nearly 90%
6 years, 8 months ago

World’s largest king penguin colony declines by nearly 90%

CNN  

CNN — The world’s largest colony of king penguins has shrunk by almost 90% in the last three decades, researchers said Monday. The colony lies on the subantarctic French island of Île aux Cochons, or Pig Island, and once numbered over two million king penguins. When scientists last stepped foot on the island in 1982, it was not only the …

WHAT DO WE KNOW ABOUT THE LIFE CYCLE OF EMPEROR PENGUINS?
6 years, 11 months ago

WHAT DO WE KNOW ABOUT THE LIFE CYCLE OF EMPEROR PENGUINS?

Daily Mail  

The Emperor penguin is the largest species of penguin, reaching heights of around four feet tall, and weighing between 49 pounds and 99 pounds. Emperor penguins breed and raise their young almost exclusively on sea ice, with the females laying eggs before heading off to hunt for food, leaving the males to incubate the egg. If there's too little sea …

Penguin breeding catastrophe: Chicks dead, only two survivors
7 years, 5 months ago

Penguin breeding catastrophe: Chicks dead, only two survivors

CNN  

CNN — A penguin colony in Antarctica has suffered a massive breeding failure, with only two chicks surviving the disaster. Terre Adélie is home to more than 18,000 pairs of Adélie penguins, but this year almost all the seabirds’ babies starved to death, a situation one expert described as “Tarantino does Happy Feet.” The World Wildlife Fund said unseasonably extensive …

Antarctica study: Iceberg nearly erases penguin population
9 years, 1 month ago

Antarctica study: Iceberg nearly erases penguin population

Associated Press  

SANTIAGO, Chile — Scientists say an estimated 150,000 Adelie penguins have been wiped out on Antarctica’s Cape Denison in the five years since a giant iceberg blocked their main access to food. A study recently published in the journal Antarctic Science says the B09B iceberg crashed with the Mertz Glacier Tongue and got stuck in Commonwealth Bay, an area that …

Penguin colony faces annihilation as huge iceberg blocks sea
9 years, 1 month ago

Penguin colony faces annihilation as huge iceberg blocks sea

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 A colony of Adélie penguins faces extinction after a colossal iceberg collided with their home …

Emperor penguins get so hot in their huddles they EAT snow to cool down
9 years, 3 months ago

Emperor penguins get so hot in their huddles they EAT snow to cool down

Daily Mail  

You might think penguins would only just be warm enough when huddled together to survive the harsh winds of an Antarctic storm. But now researchers have found some Emperor penguins get so hot in the tight bundle of bodies that they have to eat snow to cool down. But now researchers have found some Emperor penguins get so hot in …

Emperor penguins ‘are facing extinction’
10 years, 9 months ago

Emperor penguins ‘are facing extinction’

The Hindu  

The entire population of Antarctica’s famous emperor penguins could fall by a third by the end of the century because of disappearing sea ice, putting them at risk of extinction, say researchers. Writing in the journal Nature Climate Change, scientists from Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution in Massachusetts say their findings justify protecting emperor penguins under the Endangered Species Act — …

Saving Emperor Penguins Requires Swift Climate Action
11 years, 2 months ago

Saving Emperor Penguins Requires Swift Climate Action

Huff Post  

They are Antarctica's answer to Hollywood -- appealing little movie stars at the center of one of the most critically acclaimed, financially successful nature films ever made. And one recent study projected that nearly half of the world's emperor penguins may disappear by mid-century. Fish and Wildlife Service -- in response to a petition filed by my organization -- that …

Emperor Penguins Forced To Climb Cliffs To Breed As Climate Change Causes Sea Ice To Melt
11 years, 2 months ago

Emperor Penguins Forced To Climb Cliffs To Breed As Climate Change Causes Sea Ice To Melt

Huff Post  

The new behavior – described this week in the journal PLoS One – was observed in four of the 46 known emperor penguin colonies in Antarctica. These birds normally "tend to breed on the sea ice because it gives them relatively easy access to waters where they hunt for food," lead research Peter Fretwell of the British Antarctic Survey said …

Just like Happy Feet Two: Penguins forced to climb 100ft walls of ice as warm temperatures mean they have to leave traditional breeding grounds
11 years, 2 months ago

Just like Happy Feet Two: Penguins forced to climb 100ft walls of ice as warm temperatures mean they have to leave traditional breeding grounds

Daily Mail  

Just like Happy Feet Two: Penguins forced to climb 100ft walls of ice as warm temperatures mean they have to leave traditional breeding grounds Gravity-defying march of the penguins was spotted by British Antarctic Survey scientists in satellite images of four colonies Birds normally breed on thin sea ice close to accessible food sources Ice forming later than usual in …

Emperor Penguins at Risk 南极皇帝企鹅危机-英语点津
16 years, 1 month ago

Emperor Penguins at Risk 南极皇帝企鹅危机-英语点津

China Daily  

媒体英语会带大家一起学习BBC撰稿人在报道世界大事时常用到的单词和短语。 Background: 如果全球变暖导致冰海以目前的速度减少，那么依赖冰海在南极地区栖息的皇帝企鹅可能会在本世纪末濒临灭绝。研究人员们在《国家科学院学报》上发表了这项新的研究结果，是根据40年来对一个南极大陆皇帝企鹅种群的具体研究和观察经验。 Questions:请在听下面录音的时候试着回答这些问题。这是一个用来帮助你提高听力技能的练习。 1. Data from the colony of penguins was combined with models of a computer. Scientists are predicting that emperor penguins will be extinct by 2100. They used data from a colony 群体 that's been monitored 被观察 for over 40 years, and combined that with computer models 模型 forecasting 预测 the future Antarctic climate 南极气候. The creatures …

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