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Chinstrap penguin colony on Zavodovski Island down 63 per cent

Original: The chinstrap penguin population on remote Zavodovski Island has fallen by 63 per cent in just 15 years, as warming seas

Researchers report that the chinstrap penguin population on Zavodovski Island, a remote volcanic island in Antarctica's South Sandwich chain, has dropped by 63 per cent in just 15 years. Warming seas are pushing krill, the penguins' main food source, further south, leaving the birds struggling to feed. The findings add to warnings that climate change is devastating one of the world's great penguin colonies.

Why now: New research documenting a steep climate-driven decline in an iconic Antarctic penguin colony has drawn attention.

chinstrap penguinsZavodovski IslandSouth Sandwich IslandsAntarctica

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• The chinstrap penguin population on remote Zavodovski Island has fallen by 63 per cent in just 15 years, as warming seas push their krill food supply further south https:// johnmenadue.com/post/2026/10/c limate-change-has-devastated-one-of-the-worlds-great-penguin-colonies/ #… · Snoro · 4

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