Survival and movements of Magellanic penguins rehabilitated from oil fouling along the coast of South America, 2000-2010 |
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| Authors: | Ruoppolo Valeria Vanstreels Ralph Eric Thijl Woehler Eric J Heredia Sergio Andres Rodríguez Adornes Andréa Corrado da Silva-Filho Rodolfo Pinho Matus Ricardo Poleschi Carla Griot Karen Kolesnikovas Cristiane K Miyaji Serafini Patrícia |
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| Institution: | Emergency Relief Team, International Fund for Animal Welfare, 290 Summer Street, Yarmouth Port, MA 02675, USA. vruoppolo@ifaw.org |
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| Abstract: | Oil pollution is a significant conservation concern. We examined data from six institutions along the coast of South America: Emergency Relief Team of the International Fund for Animal Welfare, Fundación Mundo Marino, Centro de Recupera??o de Animais Marinhos, Natura Patagonia, Associa??o R3 Animal, and Mar del Plata Aquarium and data from resightings in Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Falkland/Malvinas Islands. From 2000 to 2010, 2183 oiled Magellanic penguins were rehabilitated as part of the routine activities of these institutions or during emergency responses to eight oil spills in which they were involved; all rehabilitated penguins were flipper banded and released. Since their release, 41 penguins were resighted until 31 December 2011. The results demonstrate that, when combined with other prevention strategies, the rehabilitation of Magellanic penguins is a strategy that contributes to the mitigation of adverse effects of oil spills and chronic pollution to the species. |
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