British media: The number of penguins in San Croy, South Africa, has declined sharply

[Global Times Comprehensive Report] Since 6 years ago, South Africa has allowed ships to refuel in the waters near the Island of St. Croy, Alfia Bay.Bird breeding places.

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According to Reuters report on the 16th, a scientific research published on the 10th on the 10th shows that since South Africa allows ships to refuel, the original high noise sound has doubled.There were 8,500 penguins on the island of Saint Croy in 2016, and now there are only 1,200.It is reported that the study first analyzed the impact of noise generated by maritime transport on sea birds and underwater noise pollution caused by maritime refueling activities.

Piccameglu, the person in charge of the research project, said that industrial fishing caused scarce prey, and the breeding of Saint Croy's penguin became very difficult.He said: "Come on at sea has not killed all penguins, but it collapses the entire ecosystem, and penguins cannot adapt to such a living situation." (Xu Lun)

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