Hundreds of little blue penguins are washing up dead on New Zealand’s beaches, in what experts say are more frequent mass die-offs amid changing climate patterns.
and the world’s smallest penguin species — have been washing up dead on the country’s beaches, in what experts say are more frequent mass die-offs amid changing climate patterns.
It is not unusual for seabirds to die off in large numbers because of severe weather, conservationists say. But mass deaths among little blue penguins, which used to take place about once a decade, have now happened three times in six years, Taylor said. La Niña has combined with a marine heat wave to create a “double whammy” for the penguins, raising sea temperatures which in turn makes it more difficult for them to find the small fish they feed on, Taylor said. The fish may have moved south or descended to colder waters below the penguins’ diving range.
Little blue penguins, a flightless bird native to New Zealand, are the world’s smallest penguin species.Though it’s not possible to measure the exact impact of climate change on the species, there are observable patterns, said John Cockrem, a penguin biologist in the School of Veterinary Science at Massey University in New Zealand.
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