Scientists have revealed a 43% decline in a large Adélie penguin population off the east Antarctic coast over the past decade. It’s believed several years of extensive ice near the penguin colony was the trigger – despite an overall reduction of ice around Antarctica.Video by Isabelle Rodd
Antarctica penguins: How too much ice triggered population decline
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