Patagonian anchovy fishery could threaten penguins

Magellanic penguins face harm from overfishing.

The Magellanic penguins of Punta Tombo don’t tap dance like the cartoon birds from the movie Happy Feet, but they do sing. Each summer, hundreds of thousands of the birds converge on a bit of Patagonian coastline to breed among the desert shrubs. It’s the world’s largest colony of Magellanic penguins, and all together they raise quite a ruckus.

Read the story here.

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Patagonian anchovy fishery could threaten penguins

Magellanic penguins face harm from overfishing.

The Magellanic penguins of Punta Tombo don’t tap dance like the cartoon birds from the movie Happy Feet, but they do sing. Each summer, hundreds of thousands of the birds converge on a bit of Patagonian coastline to breed among the desert shrubs. It’s the world’s largest colony of Magellanic penguins, and all together they raise quite a ruckus.

Read the story here.

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *