Marine Protected Area

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A cushion star in Poor Knights marine reserve off New Zealand
Marine reserves work as they protect the oldest and largest animals

The move by Minister for the Marine Michael Creed to exclude large fishing trawlers from Ireland’s coastal seas is great news for the conservation of (...)

Extensive sea ice late in the summer meant the Adélie penguins had to travel further for food and all but two chicks starved. Photograph: WWF/PA Wire
Just two chicks survive Adélie penguin breeding season

A colony of more than 18,000 pairs of Adélie penguins in Antarctica suffered a catastrophic breeding season with just two chicks surviving, experts ha(...)