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ksl.compolitics17 days agoDeveloping
Greater Protections for Emperor Penguins and Tourism Management Top Agenda at Antarctica Talks
Officials are discussing increased safeguards for emperor penguins and strategies to handle rising tourism at annual meetings in Japan on the Antarctic treaty. The continent and its wildlife are protected under a 1959 agreement that designates Antarctica as a land of science and…
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Japan Timesworld17 days agoDeveloping
Emperor Penguin Protections Discussed at Antarctic Treaty Meeting in Japan
Officials from nearly 60 nations began annual Antarctic Treaty discussions in Hiroshima on Tuesday, with greater safeguards for endangered emperor penguins and management of surging tourism as the leading issues. The meetings occur as scientists warn of accelerating climate-drive…