Five Penguin Species Added to Endangered List

The Humboldt penguin, native to Peru and Chile, was one of the species to acquire Endangered Species Act protection. Image credit: Wikimedia Commons After years of review and consideration , five penguin species—one native to South America and four others native to New Zealand—will receive U.S. Endangered Species Act protections. Though the new designations will aid conservationists struggling to protect the penguins, the decision fell short of the petitioners’ ultimate goal…. Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Five Penguin Species Added to Endangered List

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