Penguin population monitoring

We collect essential data of the biology and ecology of selected species, including population size and growth trends, and breeding parameters such as number of chicks produced per pairs. This information indicates how populations are responding to the environmental conditions around colonies

Tracking Penguins

We track penguins at sea to identify the areas where they eat and the routes they follow; this allows us to detect overlaps with human activities and helps us identify where we should create marine protected areas. We also conduct penguin diet studies to understand what they eat.

Assessing Threats

We assess the nature, magnitude, and location of conservation problems like fisheries mismanagement, oil drilling operations, pollution, changing conditions in the oceans, illegal trade of penguins, and human disturbance in the oceans.

Convening Experts

GPS is a major sponsor and member of the International Organizing Committee for the International Penguin Congress. This event is held every three years, bringing together penguin research and conservation experts from all over the world.

We conduct our own projects, work in collaboration with partners and support other species projects worldwide. Currently, our main research action is focused on penguins in Patagonia Argentina, south of New Zealand and Chile.