World's largest penguin colony hit by 'alarming' decline in numbers
2 sources·Updated October 7, 2026
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- Guardian International·18h agoWorld’s largest penguin colony suffers ‘enormous population crash’
Chinstrap penguins on Zavodovski Island in Antarctica down by two-thirds since 2011, probably due to climate crisis The world’s largest penguin colony has declined by two-thirds since 2011, most likely because of the climate crisis, a study has revealed. Scientists said the…
Read at Guardian International → - BBC Science·18h agoWorld's largest penguin colony hit by 'alarming' decline in numbers
Climate change is blamed for dramatic decline of chinstrap penguins living on a remote volcanic island.
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