Penguins populations on South Africa's Robben Island are feeling the pinch as climate change redistributes sardine and anchovy populations away from their nesting grounds. New York Times runs a nice story on the issue here.
Conservation groups are calling the penguins a "canary on the coal mine", i.e. a first indicator of trouble in the deep sea from the combined effects of climate change, commerical fishing, and ocean pollution.
Alison Boyer described deep diving behavior in Emporer Penguins during Megavertebrate Week.
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A lot of zoos have very neat murals and other works of art. Over the weekend we visited Marwell here in Hampshire: it's our 'local' zoo and we go there a lot. I really like the 'march of the penguins' feature they have on the outside of the penguin pool.
Professional snipers have been brought in to guard a vulnerable colony of penguins in Australia.