Penguins

The next UK government promises to be an ocean champion

Posted by Willie — 20 April 2015 at 11:23am - Comments

Here’s a prediction: the next UK government will do great things for global marine protection.

At this stage in a general election campaign it’s sometimes hard to find something that politicians wearing differently coloured rosettes can agree on, but with an unprecedented bunch of manifesto commitments, there’s a growing certainty that the next UK government will be an ocean champion.

Krill-gotten gains to fund Antarctic research

Posted by Willie — 25 February 2015 at 12:42am - Comments

Adelie penguins eat so much krill it can turn their poo pink. They'd probably like us not to eat any.

Scientific research and conservation need more cash. That’s sadly usually true. It’s especially the case in the Antarctic where research is expensive but absolutely essential given the massive environmental changes happening there.

But although new streams of funding should welcomed for Antarctic research, it’s also important to question where that funding comes from. After all, there’s just a sliver of a chance that some seemingly good PR is actually a mind-bogglingly cynical act of greenwashing.

Article tagged as: antarctic, fish meal, greenwash, Happy Feet, hugh's fish fight, keystone species, krill, Marine Stewardship Council, Monty the Penguin, ocean sanctuaries, overfishing, penguins, southern ocean, whales

Challenging the UK government to lead the world in ocean protection.

Posted by Willie — 10 February 2015 at 5:02pm - Comments

If I said to you that the UK government was responsible for rare sea turtles, endangered sharks, tropical coral reefs and quite possibly more penguins than any other country, you might think I was talking about some aquariums or zoos. It’s certainly not what you think about in UK seas, especially at this grey time of year (though of course we do have visiting turtles, many shark species, cold water corals, and puffins as penguin-wannabes). But across the world the UK has ‘overseas territories’. They are relics of a turbulent past when flags were planted across the world, and mostly, these days, they are islands – like Bermuda, Pitcairn, and Ascension. So, in turn, the amazing wildlife in the seas around these islands is effectively ‘British’.

Article tagged as: Ascension, Bering Sea Canyons, great barrier reef, marine reserves, Marine Reserves Coalition, ocean lovers, ocean sanctuaries, penguins, PITCAIRN, sharks, turtles, whales

Top 10 reasons to love the ocean

Posted by Willie — 23 July 2014 at 2:44pm - Comments

We need to protect our beautiful oceans and the ecosystems within from overfishing and pollution (which you can help to do by adding your name to the petition to defend our oceans)

Why? Because they are home to a staggering 80% of life on Earth... but aside from that amazing fact, here are our top ten reasons to love the ocean:

Article tagged as: hearts, love, oceans, octopus, penguins, sex, tentacles, whales

Celebrating island (wild) life

Posted by Willie — 22 May 2014 at 12:05am - Comments

Today is the International Day for Biological Diversity. That’s a bit of a mouthful, but put simply it’s a day officially set aside to celebrate the world’s wealth of wildlife. For 2014 the theme is Island Biodiversity.

Article tagged as: biodiversity, chagos, coral reef, dodo, Durrell Zoo, international day for biological diversity, islands, krill, madagascar, mauritius, ocean sanctuaries, penguins, polar bears, seamounts, sharks, South Georgia, turtles, whale watching, whales, wildlife, ZSL

In pictures: flappy feet for World Penguin Day

Posted by Angela Glienicke — 25 April 2014 at 12:22am - Comments

A penguin stands in front of a camera during Greenpeace's tour in the Southern Ocean

Today is World Penguin Day, what a good excuse to dig out all those cute, funny and sometimes thought-provoking photos of my favourite bird! The awareness day promotes the conservation of these amazing creatures and coincides with the northward migration of adelie penguins and their return to Antarctica after months spent at sea.

Article tagged as: antarctica, oceans, penguins, slideshows

Waddle you do to celebrate World Penguin Day?

Posted by Willie — 25 April 2014 at 12:10am - Comments

'Give us a kiss, it's World Penguin Day!'

It’s World Penguin Day today, April 25^th, and I simply can’t imagine a world that didn’t have penguins in it. So in order to celebrate our funny fine-flippered friends I thought it would be good to pull together some fun facts about penguins. Some are fun, some are facts, and some are both at once.

Article tagged as: antarctic oceans alliance, antarctica, Batman, CCAMLR, climate change, Feathers McGraw, fish, krill, London Zoo, ocean sanctuaries, Octonauts, penguins, southern ocean, sustainable fish

Top ten reasons to LOVE the ocean

Posted by Willie — 14 February 2014 at 11:02am - Comments

It’s Valentine’s Day. To offer you a sugar-free, non-commercialised way of celebrating here are our top ten reasons to LOVE the ocean.

Article tagged as: hearts, love, oceans, octopus, penguins, sex, tentacles, whales

How are you celebrating World Penguin Day?

Posted by Willie — 25 April 2013 at 10:39am - Comments

This Gentoo penguin is celebrating - are you?

It’s World Penguin Day today, April 25^th, and I simply can’t imagine a world that didn’t have penguins in it. So in order to celebrate our funny fine-flippered friends I thought it would be good to pull together some fun facts about penguins. Some are fun, some are facts, and some are both at once.

Article tagged as: biodiversity, endangered species, penguins, southern ocean

Scott of the Antarctics

Posted by jamie — 2 July 2008 at 12:05pm - Comments

We received an email from Harvey Parkes, one half of the film production company Balti and Havana, promoting their new short Scott of the Antarctics so I'm giving it a plug here. Not merely because they've kindly given Greenpeace a mention at the end (thanks guys!), but because it's a rather gorgeous little piece about penguins, swimming pools and the antarctic ice cap.

It's been entered for the Virgin Media Shorts competition, so if you feel inclined you can cast your vote or just enjoy the film.

Article tagged as: climate change, penguins, short films, videos

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