How too much ice triggered a penguin decline

Scientists have revealed a 43% decline in a large Adélie penguin population off the east Antarctic coast over the past decade.

It’s believed several years of extensive ice near the penguin colony was the trigger - despite an overall reduction of ice around Antarctica.

Video by Isabelle Rodd.

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