Penguins wash up dead in Argentina

[Judi Lynn]

Penguins wash up dead in Argentina

BUENOS AIRES, May 12 (UPI) -- More than 100 penguins washed up dead along the Argentine coast covered in oil, but officials are uncertain where the spill occurred, La Nacion reported.

Another 200 or so birds did wash up alive along the country's southern coast Friday.

Rescuers worked to clean up the oil-coated penguins and planned to re-release them into the wild.

In the meantime, an investigation has been launched to determine the source of the alleged spill that killed or injured the sea-faring birds.
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http://www.politicalgateway.com/news/read/12778

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Dead penguins found in Argentina
By Daniel Schweimler
BBC News, Buenos Aires



More than 100 dead Magellan penguins, coated in oil, have been washed up on the southern coast of Argentina.

Some 200 other penguins survived and are being treated and cleaned before being released.

Authorities have implemented an emergency plan with environmental workers patrolling the coastline on the lookout for more birds.

Meanwhile an investigation has been launched to establish where the oil came from.

Cape Virgenes, where the penguins were discovered, is a remote location in the far south of Argentina, a distance of some 2,400 km (1,350 miles) from Buenos Aires.

The survivors have been taken to a cleaning centre in the nearby town of Rio Gallegos.

More than 100 have been treated so far - the oil removed from their eyes and breathing passages, and their feathers cleaned.
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4763747.stm



Magellan Penguins

[KittyWampus]

1. I am sorry

[kineneb]

2. we like penguins.

:cry:

poor little guys.

[yellowcanine]

3. Fred Phelps says it is God's judgement for their rampant homosexuality.

[GoddessOfGuinness]

4. Another 300 reasons to wean ourselves from oil

How many do we need?
:cry:

[MountainLaurel]

5. We are killing this planet

And it's gonna kill us in the end.

[NorthernSpy]

6. that's terrible!

:cry: