https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/world-s-largest-penguin-colony-loses-two-thirds-of-its-populationContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/world-s-largest-penguin-colony-loses-two-thirds-of-its-populationhttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/world-s-largest-penguin-colony-loses-two-thirds-of-its-population#u122146Wed, 14 Oct 2026 14:25:34 +0000The planet's largest chinstrap penguin colony on Zavodovski Island near Antarctica has lost two-thirds of its population, dropping from over one million breeding pairs to approximately 400,000. Researchers from the British Antarctic Survey tracked the steep decline using drone and satellite images captured between 2011 and 2025. Scientists state that the loss of more than 680,000 birds strips the remote volcanic island of its title as home to the world's largest penguin colony.Why it mattersThe massive die-off signals severe disruption in Antarctic ocean food chains driven by rising