Unique Cruise of the Week: Antarctica with Lindblad Expeditions

Aaron Saunders

If you’ve read this blog before, you’ll know that my ultimate, be-all-end-all, every-dream-has-come-true destination is Antarctica. But before you send me emails about how cold it is there, or question my sanity, let me explain: Antarctica has been the object of desire of countless rulers, leaders and explorers for longer than you or I have [...]

Calgary Zoo forced to destroy penguin eggs

Two gentoo penguin pairs successfully laid three eggs at the Calgary Zoo this month — but all three eggs will have to be destroyed. The gentoos are part of a species survival plan, a captive breeding program for endangered species.

Monaco Prince Backs Call For Antarctic Marine Protected Area

Prince Albert of Monaco Backs Call For Marine Protected Areas In Antarctica Antarctic Ocean Alliance Delegation In Brussels In Lead Up to Landmark Ocean Conservation Decision

Penguin numbers dwindle on Granite Island

A tourism operator has cut back penguin tours of Granite Island at Victor Harbor as bird numbers dwindle.

Why penguins stopped flying

Penguins are excellent swimmers. But even with wings, the aquatic flightless birds do not take to the skies despite having wing-like flippers. In fact, a new study says that penguins became so good at swimming that they eventually evolved to specialize at that skill at the cost of airborne flight. "Like many people, I've always [...]

Animal Planet

Melissa Holbrook Pierson

Why do we use enormous resources to save some species and let others die? Melissa Holbrook Pierson on the strange ways of humans.