Scientists Save Penguin Chicks
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Browse Full-length Non-member TitlesAfrican penguins are critically endangered. Their colonies have been reduced by 70 percent in the last decade. Commercial fishing is a great factor in the penguins' population decline as the world's oceans are being overfished. With penguin chicks’ growth and health in crisis, a hands-on rescue strategy could sustain struggling colonies while conservationists work to ensure the species’ survival.
Media Details
Runtime: 2 minutes 5 seconds
- Topic: Geography, Science
- Subtopic: Birds, Conservation, Environmental Issues, Marine Life, South Africa
- Grade/Interest Level: 7 - 12
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- Release Year: 2015
- Producer/Distributor: American Museum of Natural History
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