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The Great Penguin Rescue: Saving the African Penguins

African Penguins are in trouble. Where millions of these South African birds used to thrive, only around fifty thousand remain, due to destruction of nesting sites, human predators, oil spills, and food availability shifting with climate change. Some chicks starve because their parents can't find enough food for them. But researchers are aren't giving up on these birds. Habitat protections, new nesting colonies, and efforts to rescue abandoned juveniles are all part of how scientists and volunteers are creating a hopeful future for these penguins, one fluffy chick at a time.