Are you aware it’s #PenguinAwarenessDay?

Celebrate by reading about this newly discovered #emperor #penguin colony, which brings the total number of known colonies on #Antarctica to 66.

https://www.bas.ac.uk/media-post/new-emperor-penguin-colony-discovered/

Dr. Peter Fretwell, team lead for this #satellite imagery-based discovery: “…whilst this is good news, like many of the recently discovered sites, this colony is small and in a region badly affected by recent sea ice loss.”

New emperor penguin colony discovered - British Antarctic Survey %

Scientists have discovered a new emperor penguin colony at Verleger Point, West Antarctica. The penguins were discovered using satellite mapping technology.

British Antarctic Survey