WWF welcomes increased protection for Macquarie Island
WWF Australia has praised the proposed expansion and upgrade of the Macquarie Island Marine Park to protect iconic species such as penguins, seals, whales, and...
23 February 2023
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Greater protection for emperor penguins rejected
The 44th Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting (ATCM) wrapped up in Berlin overnight after failing to adopt a proposal to designate emperor penguins as a...
3 June 2022
Whales, penguins and krill feeling the heat in Antarctica
A new report by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) highlights that human-caused warming is destroying sea ice habitat in the Antarctic, threatening the...
21 October 2019
Missed opportunity to protect Antarctic wildlife on the brink
In a blow for biodiversity in East Antarctica, the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR) has failed to implement...
29 October 2017
Breeding failure of nearly 20,000 Adélie penguins
Thousands of Adélie penguin chicks starved to death at the start of 2017 due to unusually extensive sea ice
13 October 2017
Breakthrough on protection for Antarctic wildlife
WWF says a historic agreement achieved at CCAMLR is a conservation breakthrough in one of the world’s last great wilderness areas and a major step forward...
28 October 2016