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Dr. Erin Clitheroe – Handling the Heat: Helping Penguin Island’s little penguins adapt to Climate Change
Dr. Erin Clitheroe – Handling the Heat: Helping Penguin Island’s little penguins adapt to Climate Change
Between 2007 and 2019, the little penguin population on Penguin Island, once the largest in Western Australia with approximately 1700 birds, underwent a dramatic decline to just 150 breeding pairs—an alarming reduction of over 80%.
This decline stems from a complex mix of natural, anthropogenic, and climate-related factors posing imminent threats to their survival.
