Climate change strips island’s title of largest penguin colony, study shows
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Wed, 7 October 2026
1 report- El País (Spain)15:00
La escasez de krill en la zona por el cambio climático podría estar detrás del declive del barbijo en esta isla cercana a la Antártida
Thu, 8 October 2026
4 reports- Japan Times02:22first to report
The volcanic island of Zavodovski lost more than 680,000 of its chinstrap penguins between 2011 and 2025, according to the British Antarctic Survey.
- Anadolu Agency (AA)04:30
Population of chinstrap penguins on Zavodovski Island near Antarctica fell by more than 680,000 between 2011 and 2025, researchers find
- MercoPress (South America)07:54
The chinstrap penguin population on Zavodovski Island, in the South Sandwich Islands, has fallen by almost two thirds since 2011, according to a study by the British Antarctic Survey. The island, described that year as the world's largest penguin colony, has lost that title.
- geographical.co.uk08:00
Almost one-quarter of the world's largest penguin colony population has been lost due to 'climate-driven changes'
Fri, 9 October 2026
2 reports- gdnonline.com00:45
- gdnonline.com00:45
Mon, 12 October 2026
1 report- MercoPress (South America)07:04
A remote volcanic island near Antarctica has lost its title of largest penguin colony in the world, as new research reveals massive population declines, igniting fears for species’ survival. Researchers from British Antarctic Survey (BAS) have uncovered the loss of over half a million chinstrap penguins from the Antarctic island of Zavodovski in the South Sandwich Islands.