The world’s 2nd largest emperor penguin colony is believed to have been effectively wiped out overnight, with 1000s of chicks drowning after an ice shelf in Antarctica collapsed. Since the collapse in 2016, no breeding has been detected in the area.https://www.independent.co.uk/environment/emperor-penguins-deaths-sea-ice-collapse-climate-change-antarctic-a8885641.html …
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Replying to @Ddm4zebraDebra @andrewkimmel
The birds are safe and happily breeding at a nearby colony, which you’d know if you read the article and not just the headline:
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“But the rise in numbers at Dawson-Lambton does not account for all the numbers lost at Halley Bay... models suggest that emperor penguins numbers are set to fall dramatically, losing 50-70% of their numbers before the end of this century...as a result of climate change.”
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