Ocean Sentry
Twelve little penguins found dumped in a garbage bin on the northern Tasmanian coast were probably killed by a dog, a post-mortem examination has found.
June, 2018
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18 June
Rising sea temperatures threaten survival of juvenile albatross
In this study, the researchers developed a matrix population model that takes account of the combined effects of climate variables and functional traits in order to understand the entire life cycle and how population growth may be affected in light of a changing climate.
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6 June
Ocean warming, ‘junk-food’ prey cause of massive seabird die-off, study finds
In the fall of 2014, West Coast residents witnessed a strange, unprecedented ecological event. Tens of thousands of small seabird carcasses washed ashore on beaches from California to British Columbia, in what would become one of the largest bird die-offs ever recorded.
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5 June
Eerie silence falls on Shetland cliffs that once echoed to seabirds’ cries
Climate change has caused a catastrophic drop in the numbers of terns, kittiwakes and puffins.
May, 2018
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3 May
Propose banning sale of puffin meat
BirdLife Iceland plans to propose the Ministry for the Environment ban the sale of puffin meat, RÚV reports. The proposed ban would also include products from other birds in the alcid family, whose numbers are decreasing globally.
April, 2018
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27 April
Even familiar birds at risk of extinction, new study finds
The 2018 State of the World’s Birds report, which provides a comprehensive look at the health of bird populations globally, has found that the extinction crisis has spread so far that even some well-known species are now in danger.
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27 April
Mass penguin deaths a climate change ‘wake-up call’
Scores of dead little blue penguins that have washed up on northern beaches this year probably died of starvation in extreme sea conditions, researchers say. And they warn that climate change and its big storms could mean many more mass deaths of cherished bird and other vulnerable marine species.
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4 April
Warming seas could put seabirds out of sync with prey – study
Seabirds may struggle to find food for their chicks because they are unable to shift their breeding seasons as the climate warms, research suggests.
March, 2018
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22 March
Mice attacks on albatross prompt proposed removal from Midway
The US Fish and Wildlife Service is proposing to remove the invasive house mouse from Midway Atoll in an effort to protect seabird colonies.
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11 March
South African bird populations have never been in a worse shape
Waning waterbirds, declining raptors, seabirds under pressure and large terrestrial birds running out of space.
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7 March
Penguin habitat destroyed, chicks wiped out by storms battering New Zealand coastline
A summer fraught with extreme weather events has wreaked havoc on the breeding grounds of New Zealand’s little blue penguin species.
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5 March
Impact of fishing fleets on the most threatened marine birds
Accidental by-catch –- which affects around 5,000 birds stuck in longlines every year — is the most severe effect on marine birds by the fishing activity in the Mediterranean.