Penguin News Archives:
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May 02, 2009 Results are in for the previously unknown cause of 1,380 Magellanic penguins that died along the Chilean coast last March. Fowl cholera, caused by a deadly bacterium,was determined to be the causitive agent. It is still unknown as to why the outbreak occured. Read the complete news story |
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April 30, 2009 The anxiously awaited 6.5 million dollar Humboldt exhibit at Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle, WA, is set to open Saturday, May 2. The exhibit is modeled after Humboldt-inhabited coasts of Peru. Read the complete news story |
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April 04, 2009 On April 4th, 2009, the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Washington and Dr. Boersma announced the launch of the Center for Penguins as Ocean Sentinels. Read more about the new center.
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April 01, 2009 The New York Times queries Dr. Dee Boersma about how she began her 25 year-long study on penguins, why the penguin population is declining and what policy implications her work will have. Read the complete news story |
