In a South African Island have perished around 600 African penguins because of a cold snap.
On this period of the year it is very usual the cold, but not the fact that there was also rain, so this combination was lethal for chicks. The age of chicks between 2 months and just a few weeks, makes them vulnerable to this conditions, because they are only covered with down feathers.
These penguins were just on this month declared endangeres species by the IUCN.
"Experts warned recently that whereas 150,000 pairs of African penguins were counted in 1956, by last year the total had plummeted to only 26,000 pairs - a loss of more than 80% in half a century.
With only 700 breeding pairs of African penguins on the island, the loss of more than half the population's chicks presents an added threat to their dwindling numbers"
I chose this new because I love penguins and also because I'm very worried about the environment, and this new it's about both things. And also it's important to me because it's in a few ways our fault, because of the contamination and all the global warming impact that it's affecting animals.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2010/jun/16/penguins-die-south-africa-cold
In a South African Island have perished around 600 African penguins because of a cold snap.
ReplyDeleteOn this period of the year it is very usual the cold, but not the fact that there was also rain, so this combination was lethal for chicks. The age of chicks between 2 months and just a few weeks, makes them vulnerable to this conditions, because they are only covered with down feathers.
These penguins were just on this month declared endangeres species by the IUCN.
"Experts warned recently that whereas 150,000 pairs of African penguins were counted in 1956, by last year the total had plummeted to only 26,000 pairs - a loss of more than 80% in half a century.
With only 700 breeding pairs of African penguins on the island, the loss of more than half the population's chicks presents an added threat to their dwindling numbers"
I chose this new because I love penguins and also because I'm very worried about the environment, and this new it's about both things. And also it's important to me because it's in a few ways our fault, because of the contamination and all the global warming impact that it's affecting animals.
Nicole, that's OK, I didn't found any mistake. =)