Our live 🐧 tracking map is up! Thanks to the generous funding by Zoo Augsburg, researchers traveled to Punta Tombo last month and tagged 20 penguins. Why? So we can find out where they might come into conflict with shipping or pollution while migrating: buff.ly/3yneIeb

Penguins, beware- the petrels are after you! Read our latest penguin-related paper here: doi.org/10.1002/ece3.1…

We posted the 2022 migration map... now here's 2023! Happy #WorldPenguinDay 🐧 Special thanks again to Zoo Augsburg who helps fund this project. Without their support we wouldn't be able to continue this long-term study of Magellanic penguin migration!

Happy #WorldPenguinDay ! We're continuing our celebration by releasing another new student video, this time by Shannon Hong (Spring 2023). Watch the full video on Youtube: buff.ly/3VI373b

Happy #WorldPenguinDay 🐧 We're kicking off our celebration by sharing a video of our 2022 Magellanic penguin migration tracks. Check out our website for details and a side-by-side comparison of 2022 and 2023. Special thanks to Zoo Augsburg for their generous support!

Congrats to Dee, T.J. Clark-Wolf, Briana, and Ginger for making UW News! buff.ly/44eYsYw

Earth - our only home, and our greatest asset. This #EarthDay join the fight and donate to organizations that help wildlife face climate change. Watch the full video by student Julia Jensen on Youtube: buff.ly/4d5t2I7

What do you think this African wild dog is looking at? #PaintedWolfWednesday 🐾 Photo credit: Leigh West

We highly recommend After the Blast by Eric Wagner 😎

Last month we talked about our favorite seabird (hint: 🐧) at the first Polar Science Weekend in four years. Thanks for the invite @pacsci and APL - UW for inviting us, and to Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture for lending some of your penguin specimens! Photo credit: Harry Stern

Seriously though... where do penguins go to drink water? If it's the ocean, how do they get rid of the excess salt from all of the ocean water they imbibe? Watch this short and sweet video by student Shyam Ajudia (Spring 2018) to find out buff.ly/3J82AA1

We're finally getting some new student videos up on our UW Student Science Videos page! First up is 'Keepers of the Coast: Galápagos' by Samantha-Lynn Martinez buff.ly/43tbMrW

Check out our recent paper: 'Climate presses and pulses mediate the decline of a migratory predator' by Clark-Wolf et al. 2023!

This fantastic paper was a finalist for the PNAS Cozzarelli Prize, so if you would like to learn more follow this link: buff.ly/3QSLHfF

For those of you in Seattle today, we hope you are enjoying the sun - just like these two!☀️

Photo credit: Chloe Rabinowitz

The paper 'Climate presses and pulses mediate the decline of a migratory predator' is a finalist for the Cozzarelli Prize! Congrats T.J. Clark-Wolf , Dee, Ginger, and Briana 🎆

Jennifer Tennessen, Center for Ecosystem Sentinels University of Washington told Scientific American that some bands of orcas in the Pacific Northwest also eat sharks, but they live far off the coast, so their behaviors are hard to observe.
scientificamerican.com/article/lone-o…

This Friday, Dr. Dee Boersma will be talking about her time in the U.S. Presidential Task Force of Women's Rights and Responsibilities during the 11am PT panel. Register for the free event by going to bit.ly/whm-nixon #WomensHistoryMonth

Fun fact!

Like many seabirds, Magellanic penguins have supraorbital glands above their eyes that allow them to drink seawater without dehydrating by filtering out the salt!

Later on, the penguins will sneeze out excess salt water! 🐧

Photo credit: Chloe Rabinowitz

Sunday was World Wildlife Day!

Here is some appreciation for the amazing wildlife that the Center of Ecosystem Sentinels works to conserve! 🐧✨

Photo credits:
Chloe Rabinowitz, Dr. Dee Boersma, and Krystyna Golabek

To learn more, follow this link: buff.ly/3SPnZ5g

Dee's going to be a playable character in the upcoming board game Waddle Waddle, by Brush-Tail Games. The game goes live on one of our favorite days - April 25, aka World Penguin Day!