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Posted Wed Jul 2 2008: from University of Washington, via ScienceDaily: Penguins Setting Off Sirens Over Health Of World's Oceans http://apocadocs.com/s.pl?1215011430 [T]he culprit isn't only climate change, says a University of Washington conservation biologist. Oil pollution, depletion of fisheries and rampant coastline development that threatens breeding habitat for many penguin species, along with Earth's warming climate, are leading to rapid population declines among penguins, said Dee Boersma, a University of Washington biology professor and an authority on the flightless birds. "Penguins are among those species that show us that we are making fundamental changes to our world," she said. [Read more stories about: bird collapse] New!: No reader quips yet -- be the first! Got a PaniQuip? Your Quip (limit 140 characters, no links, just wit): First name: The text shown in the Web image to the right: We reserve the right to reuse, remove, or refuse any entry.

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