Emperor Penguin Conservation Efforts 2024. A new study published in nature communications, remote sensing of emperor penguin abundance and breeding success, draws attention to these challenges and presents a method that can accurately. As antarctica’s emperor penguins are increasingly threatened by the climate crisis, the flightless seabirds will receive new protections under the endangered species act.

It brings the number of known nesting sites around the white continent to 66. Emperor penguin populations have been exceedingly difficult to monitor because of their remote locations, and because individuals form breeding colonies on seasonal sea ice.