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Sphenisco – Conservation of the Humboldt-Penguin, in coordination with Chilean activists and scientists, desires to save the Humboldt penguin from extinction.
Sphenisco
Sphenisco – Schutz des Humboldt-Pinguins e.V.
In Landau gibt es rund 250 Vereine. Keiner verfolgt so „ferne“ Ziele wie der Verein „Sphenisco“, der Humboldt Pinguine und ihren Lebensraum bewahren will. Die stark bedrohte Pinguinart lebt 12.000 Kilometer entfernt im Pazifik und brütet auf Inseln vor den Küsten Chiles und Perus. Wie kommen Landauer auf die kuriose Idee, einen Verein mit dieser Zielsetzung zu gründen?
In den folgenden 5 Abschnitten erfahren Sie, wie alles begann bis hin, wo unser Verein heute steht. Viel Spaß beim Lesen 🐧
- Eine Jahreskarte für den Zoo
- Beobachtungen in Chile
- Ungewöhnliche Vereinsgründung
- Es gibt nichts Gutes. Außer man tut es
- Sphenisco heute
The wild populations on the coasts of Chile and Peru are threatened by a variety of factors. The reduction in the fish population through overfishing and climatic changes, ocean pollution, and illegal harvesting of guano are taking away the Humboldt-Penguin's basis for life. In addition, animals die in fishnets, by fishing through the use of dynamite, or are caught and eaten or used as fish bait. Uncontrolled tourism destroys the breeding colonies and reduces the clutch's chance of success. Currently, one of the most important breeding areas, located in northern Chile, is threatened via the planned building of coal-fired power plants.
Primary goals to prevent the extinction of the Humboldt penguin are the protection and survelliance of breeding colonies, the creation of marine protection areas, and the prohibition of fishing with gill nets and dynamite. Further, it is important to sensitize the local population to natural and species protection and alternative methods of deriving income, such as eco-tourism.
Primary goals to prevent the extinction of the Humboldt penguin are the protection and survelliance of breeding colonies, the creation of marine protection areas, and the prohibition of fishing with gill nets and dynamite. Further, it is important to sensitize the local population to natural and species protection and alternative methods of deriving income, such as eco-tourism.
Primary goals to prevent the extinction of the Humboldt penguin are the protection and survelliance of breeding colonies, the creation of marine protection areas, and the prohibition of fishing with gill nets and dynamite. Further, it is important to sensitize the local population to natural and species protection and alternative methods of deriving income, such as eco-tourism.
Primary goals to prevent the extinction of the Humboldt penguin are the protection and survelliance of breeding colonies, the creation of marine protection areas, and the prohibition of fishing with gill nets and dynamite. Further, it is important to sensitize the local population to natural and species protection and alternative methods of deriving income, such as eco-tourism.