The Adélie lives on or close to sea ice all its life, but only breeds on ice-free land – which isn’t so easy in Antarctica where less than 1% of the land is ice-free. Adélie penguins are a vital part ...

We’re working with French polar scientists at Dumont D’Urville Station in east Antarctica to monitor the lives of Adélie penguins. Climate change is complex. While disappearing sea ice poses a threat ...

Just 160 kilometers away on the west of the peninsula — a thin limb jutting out of West Antarctica — Adelie numbers have dropped about 70% in recent decades due to sea ice melt blamed on ...