https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/an-enormous-crash-at-world-s-largest-penguin-colonyContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/an-enormous-crash-at-world-s-largest-penguin-colonyhttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/an-enormous-crash-at-world-s-largest-penguin-colony#u114928Sun, 11 Oct 2026 00:22:52 +0000The world's largest penguin colony on Zavodovski Island in Antarctica has suffered an 'enormous population crash', with chinstrap penguins down by two-thirds since 2011. The colony has lost nearly 700,000 birds, dropping from over a million to around 400,000 breeding pairs. Scientists attribute the decline to climate change.Why it mattersZavodovski Island, part of the South Sandwich chain near Antarctica, was once home to the planet's largest penguin colony. The island's ecosystem relies heavily on krill and fish, which are sensitive to changes in ocean temperatures an