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Chinstrap penguin colony on Zavodovski Island down 63%

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

Chinstrap penguins on Zavodovski Island, part of Antarctica's South Sandwich Islands, have declined by 63 per cent over just 15 years. Scientists link the collapse to warming seas pushing krill, the penguins' main food source, further south, leaving the breeding colony struggling to feed. The finding is being cited as stark evidence that climate change is devastating one of the world's great penguin strongholds.

Why now: A dramatic 63% population collapse tied to climate change is alarming news for a world-famous penguin colony.

chinstrap penguinZavodovski 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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