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Satellite-based penguin monitoring

The retreat of the Antarctic sea ice is also a threat to chinstrap penguins

Climate changes along the Antarctic Peninsula are affecting penguin populations across vast areas. The phenomenon can only be tracked on a large-scale with the help of remote sensing. The Federal Environment Agency is campaigning for a system of international penguin monitoring and has already gained some promising experience with possible monitoring methods.

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