Landau, 7. August 2024
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+++El Niño Prevents Research+++
At the beginning of July, the New Zealand researcher Thomas Mattern wanted to travel to Chile to continue his investigations into the penguins search for food on the islands of Choros and Cachagua. In mid-June, the head of the research project, Dr. Alejandro Simeone, informed us: "We are back from the breeding islands. Unfortunately, I have to confirm that there are no Humboldt penguins breeding at the moment, neither on the island of Cachagua nor on the island of Choros. I suspect that El Niño still has a strong effect on the productivity of the sea and therefore there is no food available for the penguins.