University of Washington's own Dee Boersma speaks with ABC news about her work in Punta Tombo, Argentina with Magellanic penguins.
"They're having to travel farther to find the food," Boersma said. "The food's just not here. And part of that is climate change. It changes the distribution of prey and it changes then where the penguins have to go to find it. ... It's not as good fishing as it used to be because, of course, we're Hoover-vacuuming the oceans for food for us.
"We're fishing down the food chain and so you're seeing more and more anchovies, sardines for sale. We're eating penguin food, more and more. ... Because the big fish are gone from the oceans. We've already eaten those."
What do population declines among these adorable birdies tell us about our environment?
What do population declines among these adorable birdies tell us about our environment?
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