October 2009

30 October 2009
Satellite trackers to delve into the behaviour of emperor penguin chicks
(Antarctica)
With the help of satellite trackers, the foraging habits of emperor penguin chicks will be studied by Australian scientists this summer. The study will help scientists get a clearer picture of the emperors' foraging areas and where there could potentially be an overlap with commercial fishing fleets.
Read Australian Antarctic Division article

Changing diet
(Antarctica)
By studying the tissue remains of Adélie and gentoo penguins in Antarctica, scientists are not only learning more about the modern diet of the continent’s iconic seabird but also what was on the menu thousands of years ago. And that information can provide insight into past climate and penguin behaviour, as well as how the species could respond to future climate changes.
Read The Antarctic Sun article

Penguins on the edge
(Antarctica)
For marine ornithologist Steve Emslie , the long-abandoned homes of Adélie penguins in Antarctica are markers in time that help define how far the continent’s ice sheets advanced and retreated for the last 45,000 years.
Read The Antarctic Sun article

28 October 2009
To protect penguins, protect krill – marine experts
(Antarctica)
To protect penguins on the rapidly warming Antarctic Peninsula, marine experts say regulators need to ensure the survival of krill, the tiny creatures at the base of the Antarctic food chain. The Pew Environment Group has called on the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR), the world’s governing body for conserving Antarctic marine life, to geographically spread out krill catches in the Southern Ocean.
Read Reuters article
Read Pew Environment Group press release

27 October 2009
Orphan penguin becomes a dad
(UK)
Keepers at Norfolk's Banham Zoo have become proud foster grandparents after Bert, a hand-reared African penguin, became a dad for the first time. There is always the danger that hand-reared animals will imprint on humans, "but Bert realises the fact he is a penguin and has successfully paired up and is doing all the things a penguin should," said the zoo's animal manager Mike Woolham.
Read EDP24 article

10 October 2009
Penguin health principal issue
(New Zealand)
The Katiki Point Penguin Charitable Trust has won the Supreme Award at the TrustPower Waihemo Community Awards, which were announced on 5 October. The Trust is managed by former high school principal Rosalie Goldsworthy and looks after penguins, especially yellow-eyed penguins, along the Moeraki Peninsula.
Read Otago Daily Times article

6 October 2009
Feds will face lawsuit for denying penguins endangered species protections
(USA)
The Center for Biological Diversity and Turtle Island Restoration Network have notified the US Department of the Interior of their intent to file suit for denying necessary protections under the Endangered Species Act for emperor and rockhopper penguins, despite clear scientific evidence that the species are threatened by global warming.
Read Center for Biological Diversity press release

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