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Mon, 25 Jan 2021 09:40:00 GMT
Falklands' majestic King penguins at Volunteer Point
STANLEY, Falkland Islands – The Falkland Islands have become a paradise for wildlife enthusiasts. Decades of good management and conversation policies have helped the different species to advance under this shield. One of tho...

Mon, 25 Jan 2021 09:07:00 GMT
Work starts at Antarctica's Rothera Research Station Discovery Building
The next stage of building a scientific support facility in Antarctica has started and to avoid the risk of introducing COVID-19 to the British Antarctic Survey’s (BAS) Rothera Research Station, the construction team spent tw...

Mon, 25 Jan 2021 08:59:00 GMT
South Georgia Patagonian toothfish fishery recertified with flying colors
Following its five-yearly Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) assessment, the South Georgia Patagonian toothfish longline fishery has, for the third time, been certified as a sustainable and well-managed fishery, according to the ...

Mon, 25 Jan 2021 08:51:00 GMT
Gentoo penguins in South Georgia enjoying an enlarged no-fishing zone
Gentoo penguins are benefiting from a newly enlarged no-fishing zone (known as a No-Take Zone NTZ) around the sub-Antarctic island of South Georgia following British Antarctic Survey (BAS) tracking research commissioned by the ...

Mon, 25 Jan 2021 08:15:00 GMT
Two earthquakes and confusing alert messages, shake Chile
Two earthquakes of 7 and 5.9 degrees of magnitude on the Ritcher scale shook Chile on Saturday, just thirty minutes apart, at Antarctica and in the center of Chile, with Chilean authorities calling to evacuate the coastal areas...

Sat, 23 Jan 2021 09:23:00 GMT
Germany denies change of policy regarding the Falklands dispute
Germany said that its position on the Falkland Islands dispute has not changed, following claims by Argentina that Lufthansa's request for two flights to the Islands, in support of a polar research expedition, implied recogniti...

Fri, 22 Jan 2021 09:43:00 GMT
Argentina rejoiced with Germany's position on the Falklands/Malvinas dispute
Argentina is rejoicing because Germany's flag carrier Lufthansa formally requested the Civil Aviation National Administration and the Tierra del Fuego, Antarctica and South Atlantic Islands provincial government over flight and...

Thu, 21 Jan 2021 00:48:00 GMT
Lufthansa to fly nontop to Falklands carrying German scientists
German carrier Lufthansa Wednesday issued a press release confirming plans are underway for a nonstop charter flight between Hamburg and Mount Pleasant in the Falkland Islands for scientific purposes. The airline highlighted th...

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 09:10:00 GMT
Falklands Conservation advises on penguins’ 'catastrophic' moulting period
Unlike all other birds, penguins go through what is called a “catastrophic” moult. For the penguin, it is probably as bad as it sounds. Falklands Conservation recalls that every penguin must moult once a year, normally betw...

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 09:07:00 GMT
Icebreaker HMS Protector is back to sea after £14m revamp
The HMS Protector, the only Royal Navy's ice patrol ship, has returned to sea after a £14m revamp to improve her ability to work in Antarctica. Extra weight was added to the vessel during the work has improved her ice-breaking...



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