A remote Antarctic island has lost its title of largest penguin colony in the world, as new research reveals massive population declines.

Satellite observations reveal five newly identified emperor penguin colony sites, suggesting that colonies are dynamic, relocating over long distances in response to changing ice conditions and reshap...

Historically, South Georgia supported the largest breeding population of southern elephant seals Mirounga leonina globally. Yet since 1995, this population h...

Experts are analyzing decades of images from Landsat satellites for clues about how the iconic birds have responded to sea ice disruptions in the past.

A calved iceberg that obstructed the primary feeding corridor of an emperor penguin colony on Coulman Island during the 2025 breeding season resulted in a 69% decline in chick counts, according to integrated multi-satellite analyses and field surveys.

The ATCM has again failed to protect emperor penguins – but the Antarctic Treaty system has tools, and middle powers should use them.

The annual meeting of Antarctic Treaty nations has failed to reach consensus to designate the endangered emperor penguin as a "Specially Protected Species".

広島で開催された南極条約協議国会議において、コウテイペンギンを「特別保護種」に指定することまで至らなかった結果を受け、WWFジャパンからの声明です。

The annual meeting of Antarctic Treaty nations has failed to reach consensus to designate the endangered emperor penguin as a "Specially Protected Species".

Nations governing Antarctica met in Hiroshima but failed to grant the emperor penguin Specially Protected Species status.

広島市で開かれていた南極条約協議国会議は21日、地球温暖化が南極の生態系に大きな脅威になっていることを改めて確認し、閉幕した。絶滅の恐れがあるコウテイペンギンの「特別保護種」指定は、合意に至らなかっ ...

Greater protections for endangered emperor penguins and how to manage growing tourism will top the agenda at talks on Antarctica opening in Japan on...

Emperor Penguin has been officially classified as Endangered, with climate-driven sea-ice loss posing an increasing threat to its long-term survival.

A scientist stumbled upon evidence of penguin molting sites in satellite data, but the sea ice these birds rely on is disappearing.

The loss of iconic Antarctic wildlife is no longer a future possibility. It is happening in real-time, while we watch.

The emperor penguin and Antarctic fur seal are now both Endangered, according to The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.

Gland, Switzerland, 9 April 2026 (IUCN) – The emperor penguin and Antarctic fur seal are now both Endangered, according to The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™. Climate change in Antarctica is leading to changes in sea-ice that are projected to cause the emperor penguin population to halve by the 2080s, while reduced food availability has already driven a 50% reduction in the Antarctic fur seal population since 2000. The southern elephant seal is also now at risk of extinction, due to disease.