Researchers improve satellite surveillance of empe
New method will provide accurate counts and breeding success of the threatened species in the light of climate change
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New method will provide accurate counts and breeding success of the threatened species in the light of climate change
High resolution satellite imagery and field-based validation surveys have provided the first multi-year time series documenting emperor penguin populations.
As the U.S. The Fish and Wildlife Service is considering classifying the species under the Endangered Species Act, while the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR) is considering increasing the Southern Ocean's network of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs).
Dear EarthTalk: I hear emperor penguins are on the brink of extinction. How did they get there and what can we do to save this species?– J.W., Westport, CT Two words explain the decline of Emperor penguins: climate change. Like many wildlife species...
Dear EarthTalk: I hear emperor penguins are on the brink of extinction. How did they get there and what can we do to save this species?