New images from Sentinel 2 have shown that about 20% more emperor penguin population as 11 new colonies are found in Antarctica.
The British Antarctic Survey (BAS) researchers used images from the European Commission's Copernicus Sentinel-2 satellite mapping to achieve "an important benchmark for monitoring the impact of environmental change" on the penguin population. With 11 new colonies found, there are now a total of 61 colonies across the continent.
According to CNN, experts said that the undiscovered animals will act as "canaries in the coalmine" while studying the impacts of global warming. BAS head of conservation biology Phil Trathan who studied penguins for three decades, said the new colonies are found in breeding locations where recent model forecasts show a decline in emperors' populations. "We need to watch these sites carefully as climate change will affect this region," Trathan said.
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Written by:CJ Robles
