Greater protections for endangered emperor penguins and how to manage growing tourism are topping the agenda at talks on Antarctica in Japan.

"The barometer is flashing red, yet critical protections are still being stymied by a small number of parties." ...

Adelie Penguin Standing Alone on Iceberg in Antarctica, Looking at the Far End, Icebergs Floating Behind, in South Pole© Cinless/Shutterstock.com Tragedy is unfolding on what remains of Antarctica’s ...

China and Russia blocked annual talks on Antarctica from agreeing to upgrade protections for endangered emperor penguins, ...

The listing underlines the impact of climate change on Antarctica, which is posing an existential threat to wildlife with ...

(ABC) — The status of several threatened species has been downgraded to endangered, and climate change is to blame, according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature. The Red List of ...

The emperor penguin has been declared an endangered species as climate change pushes the icon of Antarctica a step closer to extinction, the global authority on threatened wildlife announced Thursday.

The four-foot-tall Emperor penguin of Antarctica may be the most iconic member of this unique family of birds, but 17 other species of penguins populate the Southern Hemisphere, many of them confined ...

Greater protections for Antarctica's emperor penguins, which could put restrictions on shipping and tourism, come under ...

The meeting stopped short of granting the emperor penguins specially protected species status. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Greater protections for endangered emperor penguins and how to manage growing tourism will top the agenda at talks on Antarctica opening in Japan on Tuesday. Officials from the nearly 60 countries ...