Penguins By Pablo Perfumo

Penguins Penguins feed on sardines and anchovies which is their main source of food. These fish moved to the east and out of range of the penguin colonies. One major problem is while they are breeding, penguins can’t travel very far they can’t leave their nests or chicks. The amount of food around the breeding colonies can be improved by creating “No Fishing Zones”,which means the fishermen are not able to fish in those areas.

Penguins African penguins live in South Africa & Namibia. The penguins live in groups within the colonies. They build their nests on the ground near the beach so they can burrow in the ground. The African penguins are being threatened, there is not enough food for them to live on.

Thinking of ways to fix this problem The penguins are eating anchovies, sardines and or both. The scientists will talk to the fishermen and ask them not to catch so many of that kind of fish. Sometimes the fishermen listen, but often they don’t. The fishermen need to catch fish so that they can make money for their families.

Diet sampling from the penguins Scientists on Robben Island regularly do “diet sampling” on the South African penguins They pick 10 birds and make them throw up what they’ve eaten. Some would say this is a gross process but it’s a way to help the penguins. Then the scientists study the fish that come out of there stomach to see what they have been eating.

Penguins But the penguins need the fish so they can survive. This is causing a big problem between the penguins and fishermen. People should try to do things the fair way by sharing the seas. The fishermen should keep half of the sardines and anchovies by fishing and catching less. Then the penguins can eat and stay alive.

Penguins The penguins can go back to their nests and feed their chicks. If the fishing boats take half the amount of fish and the penguins get the other half to eat, then that will be fair to both the penguins and the fishermen.