galapagos+pengiun

media type="custom" key="7591007" Galapagos Penguin //Spheniscus mendiculus//

The Galapagos Penguin has black and white feathers and has a thin white band that runs around their neck and an upside down horseshoe like pattern on their stomach. They nest in burrows or shelter under cliffs. Galapagos Penguins reproduce 3 times a year, but before they molt their feathers.You can find these birds on the equator on the Galapagos Islands. Galapagos Penguins' habitat is on the islands of Galapagos. June 2, 1970 was when the Galapagos Penguin was added to the endangered specie list. The Galapagos Penguin's population is under 2,000. One of the reasons the Galapagos Penguins are endangered is because of their restricted range. We can help save the Galapagos Penguins by bringing them to a safe location and waiting for their population to rise back up. The Endangered Species Act is a program for the conservation of endangered and threatened animals and plants. This act's purpose is to, hopefully, make sure the endangered or threatened organisms do not go extinct. The ESA (Endangered Species Act) was created in 1966. The Charles Darwin Foundation is one organization that is helping to save and preserve the Galapagos penguin.

http://www.ti.org/ESAHistory.html http://www.animalaqua.com/galapagos-penguin/ http://www.arkive.org/galapagos-penguin/spheniscus-mendiculus/