Half of the world’s rockhopper penguins threatened by oil spill

An oil spill off the South Atlantic island of Nightingale has put nearly half of the world’s population of endangered northern rockhopper penguins ( Eudyptes moseleyi ) at risk. The Maltese-registered ship MS Olivia ran aground on Nightingale Island on March 16. The New York Times reported Wednesday that more than 725 metric tons of fuel oil–half the cargo–had already leaked from the ship, surrounding the island in an 13-kilometer-wide oil slick.

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Half of the world’s rockhopper penguins threatened by oil spill