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Study: 'Major decline' in Antarctic penguin population

2016-02-15 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Deutsche Welle: About 150,000 penguins have perished in Antarctica after a huge iceberg cut off their access to the sea, forcing them to trek dozens of kilometers to find food. Scientists warn the birds could be gone within 20 years. Desolate Cape Denison in eastern Antarctica used to be home to a colony of tens of thousands of Adelie penguins. They lived just a short waddle from the sea - their food supply - and thrived. Unrelenting winds blowing floating ice offshore meant that there was always a section of...

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