!!! NEWS in 2001 !!!

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December, 26th 2001

Patagonia Penguins Make a Comeback

It looks like good times for the penguins of Patagonia. Magellanic penguins living along the coast of Argentina have suffered two disastrous breeding seasons, but this year the beaches are filled with fat adults and numerous chicks. Dee Boersma, a conservation biologist at the University of Washington, is following and tracking penguins on the beaches of Argentina.

Source: National Geographic

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December, 5th 2001

Prevent Long Line Fishing in the Galapagos!
The Galapagos Islands, renowned throughout the world for their unique biodiversity, are threatened by a proposal to open protected waters to long-lining, a method of fishing usually associated with high levels of bycatch and high pressure on fish stocks.

The Marine Reserve is home to a high proportion of species that occur nowhere else on earth. Long-lining could be devastating. Given the high numbers of sharks, rays, turtles, sea birds, and sea lions it is inevitable that the bycatch of these animals will be extremely high and will impact populations which are threatened or endangered.
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Please sign the petition of Care2 to Ecuadorian President Gustavo Noboa against the introduction of long-lining. Sign today
Source: Care2 - Petition site

November, 30th 2001

New Hope for Endangered African Penguins
Conservationists Welcome Clean-up Reimbursement, Rebounding Species:

Conservation groups today welcomed the final reimbursement of expenses incurred in emergency relief efforts following a major oil spill off Cape Town, South Africa last year....

....By the time the last penguin was release on 18 October 2000, the response to the MV Treasure spill has been deemed the most successful oiled bird rehabilitation effort ever, with a mortality rate of just over 10%. Despite the loss of more than 2,000 penguins in the spill, a recent count revealed breeding pairs on Robben Island have increased 20% from 5,700 to 6,700 over the past 12 months.
Source: International Fund for Animal Welfare

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November, 28th 2001

Scientists investigate penguin deaths:
Scientists from Australia's Antarctic Division are to investigate the cause of 99 adelie penguin deaths on two islands. The dead birds were discovered by AAD penguin biologist Lyn Irvine during routine field work over the past few days.
Source: Antarctic news section of AAD: More

November, 9th 2001

Magellan penguins need our help:
The Otway Foundation, a Chilean conservation organisation dedicated to protecting Humboldt and Magellanic penguins is in crisis and the penguin colonies they have struggled to protect from human disturbance are once again at risk. Your help is needed.
More can be found here.
How you can help You can assist in the conservation and protection of the Magellanic penguins by writing a letter of support and sending it to the addresses listed below (copy and paste into your email program).
Please don't forget to include your name in the letter.

agrisen@congreso.cl, conama@conama.cl, consulta@conaf.cl, director@laprensaaustral.cl, edusen@congreso.cl, gmagallanes@interior.gov.cl, info@sernatur.cl, Jcvitani@sag.minagri.gob.cl, lared@lared.cl, medasen@congreso.cl, mega@mcl.cl, presidencia@segegob.cl, ptaarena@chilesat.net, rrpp@tvn.cl, rsalles@interior.gov.cl, sag@sag.minagri.gob.cl, serna12a@entelchile.net, sernap@chilesat.net, xramirez@interior.gov.cl, zaldivar@congreso.cl

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November, 8th 2001

Emperor Zehnder:
There are plans to make a film about the live of the Swiss photographer Bruno Zehnder, who made a lot of wonderful pictures with emperor penguins. The leading role will be played by Richard Gere.
Source: Upcoming movies

November, 8th 2001

The Endurance : Shackleton's legendary Antarctic expedition:
On 17 Oktober, that film went in premiere in New York. I don't know yet, when it will be in Europe.
Source: The Endurance
There are also plans(2002/2003) to make another film about Shackleton: Endurance.
Source: Upcoming Movies.

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November, 7th 2001

New Zealand Post brings out new beautiful penguin stamps:
If you like penguin stamps, you can see and ev. order them directly from New Zealand Post

Oktober, 25th 2001

Kings laying eggs:
In Blijdorp Zoo, Rotterdam (Netherlands) the new king penguins, arrived here in june 2001, have laid the first eggs.
Source: (in Dutch) Discovery Planet

August, 17th 2001

Penguin picks up military honour :
In Edingburh Zoo a king penguin, known as Nils Olav, has been promoted to the rank of honourable regimental sergeant major.
Source: BBC

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January, 22th 2001

- Galapagos oil-spill

January, 21th, 2001

- Fairy penguins killed by dogs at Oamaru(New Zealand)

January, 19th 2001

Rockhoppers died in fire on Jason Island (Falklands)
- Falklands Conservation (in English)
- BBC news (in English).

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