The largest breeding colony of Patagonian (Magellanic) penguins, at Punta Tombo, Argentina, had approximately 200,000 breeding pairs in October 2006—a decline of 22% since 1987. In the 1980s and 1990s ...

The emperor penguin colony featured in the film March of the Penguins has declined by more than 50 percent, and the Dion Island colony in the Antarctic Peninsula has disappeared. A 2017 study ...

The source of an oil pollution incident which left 19 underweight African penguins oiled between Hout Bay and Kommetjie last week remains a mystery.

Aside from their natural predators like sharks and sea lions, these penguins are prey to the many domestic cats and rodents that have populated the islands. Waves of plastic pollution washed out ...

Ocean acidification resulting from the ocean’s absorption of carbon dioxide and industrial krill fisheries further threaten the penguins’ food supply. Without large-scale cuts in carbon pollution, ...

The source of an oil pollution incident which left 19 underweight African penguins oiled between Hout Bay and Kommetjie last week remains a mystery. The Southern African Foundation for the ...

So far, 18 oiled African Penguins have been brought into their care, with conservation authorities actively surveying for more. The type and source of the oil remain unknown, but this incident is a ...

At the moment the future looks bleak for many of the world’s penguins. Overfishing is reducing available food and boats are creating pollution such as rubbish and oil spills. Climate change is ...

Penguins compete with commercial fishermen for food, and are vulnerable to ocean pollution and humans disturbing their nesting grounds. There is a real chance the birds will become extinct within ...