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Montevideo, December 22nd 2024 - 22:14 UTC

Tag: Isabela and Fernadina Islands - Galapagos

  • Wednesday, August 5th 2015 - 08:13 UTC

    Galapagos penguin numbers recovering with shifts in trade winds and ocean currents

    The Galapagos Islands, a chain of islands 1,000 kilometers west of mainland Ecuador, are home to the only penguins in the Northern Hemisphere.

    Shifts in trade winds and ocean currents powered a resurgence of endangered Galapagos Penguins over the past 30 years, according to a new study led by researchers at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI). These changes enlarged a cold pool of water the penguins rely on for food and breeding-an expansion that could continue as the climate changes over the coming decades, according to the study.