In the past week, 512 dead penguins were found on beaches of the southern state of Rio Grande do Sul. The cause of death should be known in about 30 days.
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Saturday, July 14, 2012
Tarlis Schneider/Agencia Estado/via AP
Penguins killed in Tramandai beach on the north coast of Rio Grande do
Sul, southern Brazil, on July 13, 2012. According to veterinarians and
biologists, about 500 penguins were found dead on beaches between the
towns of Tramandai and Cidreiras. A report on the deaths must be
reported within 30 days.
SAO PAULO— Marine biologists and veterinarians say the bodies of more
than 500 penguins have washed up on beaches in southern Brazil over the
past week.
They tell the G1 online news site that the Center of Coastal and Marine Studies is investigating what caused the deaths of the 512 penguins found on beaches of the southern state of Rio Grande do Sul. The cause of death should be known in about 30 days.
Calls to the center on Saturday went unanswered.
Biologists at the center told G1 the penguins were migrating north from Argentina in search of food in warmer waters. They say the birds appeared well-fed, unhurt and without oil stains.
By The Associated Press
Published: Saturday, July 14, 2012,
They tell the G1 online news site that the Center of Coastal and Marine Studies is investigating what caused the deaths of the 512 penguins found on beaches of the southern state of Rio Grande do Sul. The cause of death should be known in about 30 days.
Jorge Mesquita/Agencia Estado/via AP
Penguin is found dead in Maresias beach in San Sebastian, northern coast of Sao Paulo, southeastern Brazil, on June 15, 2012.
Biologists at the center told G1 the penguins were migrating north from Argentina in search of food in warmer waters. They say the birds appeared well-fed, unhurt and without oil stains.
Tarlis Schneider/Agencia Estado/via AP
Penguins killed in Tramandai beach on the north coast of Rio Grande do Sul, southern Brazil, on July 13, 2012. According to veterinarians and biologists, about 500 penguins were found dead on beaches between the towns of Tramandai and Cidreiras. A report on the deaths must be reported within 30 days.
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The Magellanic penguin, though still numerous, is considered a threatened species because of human impact on its habitat.
McClatchy Newspapers
By The Associated Press
Published: Saturday, July 14, 2012,
SAO PAULO — Marine biologists and
veterinarians said the bodies of more than 500 penguins have washed up
on beaches in southern Brazil during the past week.
They told the G1 online news site that the
Center of Coastal and Marine Studies is investigating what caused the
deaths of the 512 penguins found on beaches of the southern state of Rio
Grande do Sul.
The cause of death should be known within a month, the scientists said. But it’s something of a mystery.
The penguins were migrating north from Argentina in search of food in warmer waters. The birds appeared to be well-fed, unhurt and without oil stains.
These Magellanic penguins, named after the
Magallanes region in which they breed, mate in large colonies in
southern Argentina and Chile.
They traditionally migrate north between March and September along the Rio Grande do Sul coast to head up to Sao Paulo.
Their diet consists mainly of small fish and marine crustaceans and their chief enemy is the southern sea lion.
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