Climate Change pressures on African Penguinsby | 14-02-2017 17:08 |
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 Climate change and overfishing have left already endangered young penguins in Africa confused about where to find food and they are dying in high numbers as a result reports AFp according to some researchers. The report in the journal Current Biology describes a dire predicament for African Penguins, whose young population is projected to be down 50 percent in some of the most affected areas of coastal Namibia and South Korea. Juvenile penguins are stuck fe oraging for foods in the wrong places due to climate change and fishing. African penguins are considered endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature(IUCN) with about 50000 penguins remaining in Namibia and South Africa. |
