Current Events-Most Penguin Populations Continue To Decline

Summary

This interesting article I read was about how the penguin population is decreasing. Not long ago, over 180 penguin biologists, officials and zoo professionals have come together to discuss this fearing problem. They have come to a conclusion that 10 out of the worlds 18 species have had a decline in their population over these couple of years. There are four main reasons of this intimidating happening. Firstly, the population has decreased because of climate changes. One example of this would be the blockage of cold water currents. These cold currents have brought many schools of fish for the penguins to eat. But now, the cold water currents are permanently blocked. Therefore, the penguins do not have enough food to live. The massive icebergs also cause problems for the helpless penguins.

The second main reason on why penguin population has gone down is because of overfishing. The large amount of fishing going on has prevented the penguins from getting their food so now they are fighting for their own food. The catching of fishes means that the penguins do not have anything to eat so lower breading success and vulnerability is a big problem. Penguins are also caught in various fishing nets.

Thirdly, oil spills and chronic pollution have killed many penguins over this time. This oil usually comes from sunken ships and ships crossing the sea.

Lastly, mammalian predators are also a problem. Till now, penguins have lived in remote areas where there has been no animal predators. But now, the introduction of weasels and foxes in different areas has a had a huge impact on small population of penguins.

In conclusion, penguins are in great danger and this is what the biologists are trying to stop.

Reflection

I chose this intriguing article because of my love for animals. I think I learned a lot from this article. It taught me how small aspects that don't really matter to someone, in this case people, can affect other beings, in this case the helpless penguins. Another valuable aspect I learned is actually how much attention is faced toward this problem. I am actually very glad to see that there are many people out there that want to help these penguins. I am also hoping that this article will raise awareness of the endangered animals, not only penguins. I my opinion, people have faced so much to the natural world and forgot all about the beautiful animals that roam through earth. I personally really enjoyed this article and learned quite a lot form it. I am sure that I will keep all the information about monkeys and endangered animals. People should worry about Global Warming or Water Loss, but they should never forget the beauty inside the animals. Remember people, animals have feelings too. They can feel anger, pain, sadness and happiness.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/09/100906145115.htm