Almost 200 blue penguins were found dead on the shore

A shocking tragedy has overtaken the inhabitants of the coastal region New Zealand, The country where a significant number of penguins have been found dead this week is related to the species popularly known as ‘little blue penguins’.‘, indeed creates confusion, anxiety and sets off alarms in the maritime nation.

In total, the number of dead birds is close to 200, prompting authorities to announce an investigation to clarify what happened.

After demonstrating the dimension of the tragedy, a group of citizens has voluntarily joined the task of collecting the corpses resulting from the unfortunate tragedy, which will now be the subject of an investigation, in a case, at an early stage, related to the effects of climate change by experts.

According to international media, the death of these shocking birds took place at Ninety Mile Beach. On the beach, carcasses of this group of penguins, also known as corora, were found, a species with a peculiarity of its size. and the ‘blue’ color of its feathers.

As for this species, which is considered the smallest of the penguin family, it is native to New Zealand, which creates an even bigger buzz among authorities because of its diversity and endemic species. to its limits.

Although the species is not currently considered ‘endangered’, environmental officials have warned of the risk of a ‘decline’ in its population.

Although penguins of this species have been reported to have died in the area in recent months, the above fact is causing consternation among the locals. , due to the characteristics of the place, if one takes into account that these animals, were in a state of decay.

International media pointed to the importance of the New Zealand health and environmental authorities’ action, meanwhile, adding to the nearly 200 penguins found in the ninety-mile coastal sector, citizen reports also argued for a similar phenomenon, but on a smaller scale. Another sector of the country, known as Cable Bay, had 100 dead penguins.

In the report, the discovery of a similar number, reported a month earlier on the same beach as Ninety Mile Beach, was added to other individual reports of smaller groups in other parts of the country, which were compiled. Defense Department. In this sense, experts manage to calculate About 1,000 individuals of the species have died in the past two months.

Although the death of this group of penguins has raised many suspicions, referring to the group of fishermen and even leading to the question of whether there are people responsible, the truth is that the assessments given by experts to the international media indicate. true The main cause of death of these animals indicates the effects of climate changeRejecting hypotheses regarding the existence of a virus.

The aforesaid is based on an interpretation involving a series of circumstances which are received in the undertaking ‘Penguins are starving‘.

An explanation from New Zealand’s Ministry of Primary Industries to a British newspaper Guardian Analysis of the bodies of dead penguins revealed that they had A Very light weight, even close to half of the usual.

In this sense, experts mentioned by the international media, such as Graham Taylor from the Center for Conservation, have confirmed that by reducing the body fat of these animals, they limit their ability to dive at great levels to find the fish they usually consume. ., that is why they are not properly fed.

Due to the loss of body fat, animals are susceptible to death from hypothermia, as hypothermia is necessary to keep them alive. Best temperature.

Although some have suggested that the lack of fish that these penguins feed on may be related to overfishing conditions, this hypothesis has been rejected, saying that the lack of fish is not derived from that, but due to climate conditions, such as global warming. Because of the warming of the water, schools of these animals have moved into deeper water that penguins cannot reach..

This theory is supported by evidence, which shows that last year’s ocean temperatures were the highest on record, the sixth year in a row that this has occurred.

As for the penguin deaths, experts have also pointed out that these are on the rise, as such events have historically been associated with large-scale animal deaths, but these have occurred about once a decade. However, in the past decade, this event has occurred several times and annually.