Penguins Threatened with Extinction | LiveScience

It seems as though my little friends are in danger.  Please don't let them go the way of the dinosaurs.  We need to do all we can to help them survive.  It is our responsibility as stewards of all creatures to protect them and ensure their well being.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The dwindling march of the penguins is signaling that the world's oceans are in trouble, scientists now say. Penguins may be the tuxedo-clad version of a canary in the coal mine, with generally ailing populations from a combination of global warming, ocean oil pollution, depleted fisheries, and tourism and development, according to a new scientific review paper.

A University of Washington biologist detailed specific problems around the world with remote penguin populations, linking their decline to the overall health of southern oceans.

"Now we're seeing effects (of human caused warming and pollution) in the most faraway places in the world," said conservation biologist P. Dee Boersma, author of the paper published in the July edition of the journal Bioscience. "Many penguins we thought would be safe because they are not that close to people. And that's not true."

Penguins Threatened with Extinction | LiveScience

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