Around 2,000 penguins wash up dead on Uruguay coast
Around 2,000 penguins wash up dead on Uruguay coast
Around 2,000 penguins have appeared dead on the coast of eastern Uruguay in the last 10 days, and the cause, which does not appear to be avian influenza, remains a mystery, authorities said.
Well that’s an absurd amount of any dead animal to wash up onto any coast
Well that's ominous...
Sea too warm for them?
It seems like the opposite. The sources in the article are pointing to over-fishing leading to less resources available for these penguins to feed on, and ultimately they are not able to store enough fat reserves to protect them from the winter sea temperatures.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-07-24/antarctic-sea-ice-levels-nosedive-five-sigma-event/102635204
This article suggests lack of krill due.to.loss of.sea ice.where it feeds.
Also.wonder.if.no ice shelf could affect nesting grounds.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-07-24/antarctic-sea-ice-levels-nosedive-five-sigma-event/102635204
This article.pounts.out a lack of sea ice means less algea for plankton so less food