Population Decline Raises Alarm The El Nino phenomenon is accelerating the decline of the Humboldt penguin, a species already affected by years of population decrease, Carlos Zavalaga, director of the Research Unit in Ecology and Conservation of Seabirds at the Universidad Cientifica del Sur, warned this Tuesday during a visit to Isla Foca, in Peru’s … Continue reading ‘Extinction is a possibility’ – Endemic Humboldt penguin decline raises alarm on Peru’s northern coast as El Nino bites