A penguin covered in oil rests in a center run by the SOS Marine Life Rescue in Piriapolis, Uruguay, on
June 11.A collision between ships had caused a oil
spill that killed at least a dozen penguins.
MSNBC staff and news service reports
updated 9:08 p.m. PT, Mon., June. 30, 2008
WASHINGTON - The dwindling march of the penguins is signaling that the world's oceans are in trouble, scientists now say.
Penguins may be the tuxedo-clad version of a canary in the coal mine, with generally ailing populations from a combination of global warming, ocean oil pollution, depleted fisheries, and tourism and development, according to a new scientific review paper.
A University of Washington biologist detailed specific problems around the world with remote penguin populations, linking their decline to the overall health of southern oceans.
updated 9:08 p.m. PT, Mon., June. 30, 2008
WASHINGTON - The dwindling march of the penguins is signaling that the world's oceans are in trouble, scientists now say.
Penguins may be the tuxedo-clad version of a canary in the coal mine, with generally ailing populations from a combination of global warming, ocean oil pollution, depleted fisheries, and tourism and development, according to a new scientific review paper.
A University of Washington biologist detailed specific problems around the world with remote penguin populations, linking their decline to the overall health of southern oceans.
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