A fresh oil leak at a New Zealand coral reef has left dozens of birds dead from the spill. The report from the Maritime New Zealand agency said that the Rena ship, which went aground in the reef months ago, continues to spill oil into the ocean, devastating the ecological system. But the agency said it was able to save 10 baby blue penguins, who have been taken to a local center to be cleaned and recover...

Conservationists are saddened and extremely concerned about the continued deaths of seabirds caught in nets in west Cornwall. On just one day in early January, an estimated 200 birds were found in a net to the north of St Ives and others washed up on local beaches. The Cornwall Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authority (CIFCA) has now used a local bylaw to close part of the fishery due to birds being caught i…

El albatros errante (Diomedea exulans) en la isla Crozet ha modificado sus zonas de alimentación debido a los cambios en los viento en el hemisferio sur durante las últimas décadas. Dado el aumento en la intensidad del viento y su desplazamiento hacia el sur, la velocidad de vuelo del albatros ha aumentado, tardando menos tiempo para encontrar alimento. Como consecuencia, el éxito reproductivo ha mejorado y las …