Thursday, July 3, 2008

Dwindling Penguins Signal Ocean Woes

http://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/07/01/penguindecline.ap/index.html



WASHINGTON (AP) -- The dwindling march of the penguins is signaling that the world's oceans are in trouble, scientists now say.

Penguins may be the tuxedo-clad version of a canary in the coal mine, with generally ailing populations from a combination of global warming, ocean oil pollution, depleted fisheries, and tourism and development, according to a new scientific review paper.

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