Antarctica's king penguins 'could disappear' by the end of the century

Climate change and overfishing could push the region's king penguin populations to the brink of extinction, a new study showsRising temperatures and overfishing in the pristine waters around the Antarctic could see king penguin populations pushed to the brink of extinction by the end of the century, according to a new study.The report, published in the journal Nature Climate Change, found that as global warming transforms the environment in the world's last great wilderness 70% of king penguins could either disappear or be forced to find new breeding grounds. Continue reading...