# 62,000 African Penguins Starving to Death Highlights Humanity-Driven Extinction Crisis

- Link: https://www.widthness.com/62000-african-penguins-starving-to-death-highlights-humanity-driven-extinction-crisis/
- Published: 2025-12-07T09:45:00-06:00
- Author: Curated by Theresa Wysocki

Photo: African Penguins Colony (Spheniscus demersus) – Boulders Beach Boardwalk, Simon’s Town, Western Cape, South Africa – October 16, 2016. Photo credit: Bernard Dupont via Flickr. CC BY-SA 2.0. Article by Jessica Corbett. Common Dreams – December 5, 2025. Research article: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology. A study published this week about tens of thousands of starving African penguins is highlighting what scientists warn is the planet’s sixth mass extinction event, driven by human activity, and efforts to save as many species as possible. Researchers from the South African Department of Forestry, Fisheries, and the Environment (DFFE), the United Kingdom’s University of Exeter, and other institutions examined a pair of breeding colonies north of Cape Town, South Africa, and published their findings Thursday in Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology. […] Click here to view original web page at www.commondreams.org