International holidays - World Penguin Day

World Penguin Day, celebrated annually on April 25, was created to draw attention to the conservation of the penguin family, which currently includes eighteen species of flightless birds. Penguins are common not only in Antarctica, but throughout the world, namely in Chile, Australia, Peru, South Africa, New Zealand, the Falkland and Galapagos Islands. The largest in the world are emperor penguins living in Antarctica. Their weight can reach 50 kilograms, height – 130 centimeters. The species of penguin that is the smallest is called the Little Penguin. The size of individuals reaches no more than 30 centimeters. They live on the coasts of Australia, Chile, and New Zealand. World Penguin Day draws attention to a wide range of problems, such as the destruction of rare species and individuals and changes in the habitat of penguins. Changing the atmosphere and habitat of some families is a global problem. If poaching can be monitored, then changes in weather and climate conditions can be monitored and prevented only through the implementation of measures on a global scale. As a result of the above factors, there are penguin species that are on the verge of extinction. These are Galapagos and crested penguins. The date and month for Penguin Protection Day were not chosen by chance. It is in the spring, in April, that penguins migrate to mainland territories, the end result of which is mating and the birth of other individuals. During this period, the lives of penguins are especially under threat, being exterminated by poachers. The Antarctic Alliance, which includes more than thirty associations around the world involved in the protection of animals, flora, and the environment, plays an important role in organizing the protection of the penguin family. The Antarctic Alliance is committed to preserving marine reserves in the Southern Ocean and Ross Sea. Russia also takes part in activities to protect penguins. As a representative of the Antarctic Alliance in Russia, there is an organization for the protection of the ecology of the global space, operating since 2013. Lesser-known charitable organizations also protect penguins from a number of unfavorable and threatening factors and carry out monitoring. Volunteers, together with specialists, clean coastal bird habitats of environmentally polluting petroleum products, track the migration and population of penguins, and create photo and video archives with valuable statistical data for future research.