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Adélie penguins depend on sea ice for their main food source - krill. But parts of the Antarctic and Southern Ocean are warming rapidly, which is affecting the penguins feeding grounds. Help us protect the penguins and their habitat.

How you're helping the penguins

  • Improving the management of Antarctica’s resources and safeguarding its wildlife
  • Establishing a network of marine protected areas covering at least 10% of the 20 million km2 Southern Ocean
  • Reducing illegal and unsustainable fishing practices
  • Raising awareness of the threats of climate change we all face
  • Your support will also help fund other essential WWF conservation work around the world
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More about Adélie penguins

Adélie penguins live in one of the world’s harshest environments, with temperatures reaching -40oc. They can swim up to 4 metres per second and dive to depths of up to 180m.

Location: Antarctic – within the Antarctic Circle

Habitat: Sea ice along the coast and surrounding islands

Wild population: Approximately 2.5 million pairs in 160 colonies

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The threats to Adélie penguins

  • Climate change. Rising global temperatures mean the sea ice is melting, taking away precious nesting grounds and affecting vital food sources such as krill - tiny shrimp-like crustaceans that feed off algae found on the underside of ice sheets.

How your adoption can help:

  • £60 (or £5 a month) could pay for helicopter fuel for one hour when tracking penguins across the rugged Antarctic terrain
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The penguins of Adélie land

You can adopt five Adélie penguins – a mix of male and female individuals from a colony of 500-600 at the Dumont d’Urville base on Pointe Géologie archipelago, in an area of the Antarctic known as Adélie land. We are monitoring the colony to find out how they are adapting to climate change.

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