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Applying science to pressing conservation needs for penguins

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More than half of the world's 18 penguin species are declining. We, the Steering Committee of the International Union for Conservation of Nature Species Survival Commission Penguin Specialist Group, voted on the penguin species in most critical need of conservation action. Because of their small or rapidly declining populations, the top three species identified in this process were the African penguin (Spheniscus demersus), Galápagos penguin (Spheniscus mendiculus), and Yellow-eyed penguin (Megadyptes antipodes). To persist, these species require immediate scientific collaboration and policy intervention. In addition to highlighting the three priority species, we used a pairwise ranking approach to prioritize research and conservation needs for all penguins. Among the 12 cross-taxa research areas we identified, we ranked quantifying population trends, estimating demographic rates, forecasting environmental patterns of change, and improving knowledge of fisheries interactions as the highest priorities. The highest ranked conservation needs were to enhance marine spatial planning, improve stakeholder engagement, and develop disaster management and speciesspecific action plans. As part of our discussions, we identified four avenues for improving translation of science into effective conservation for penguins. First, the scientific community and funding bodies must recognize the importance of and support long-term research. Second, research on and conservation of penguins must expand its focus to include the nonbreeding season and the juvenile stage. Third, marine reserves must be designed at ecologically appropriate spatial and temporal scales. Lastly, communication between scientists and decision makers must be improved with the help of individual scientists, interdisciplinary species-specific working groups, and international working groups.

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hal-02194862 , version 1 (26-07-2019)

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P. Dee Boersma, Pablo García Borboroglu, Natasha Jeanne Gownaris, Charles-André Bost, André Chiaradia, et al.. Applying science to pressing conservation needs for penguins. Conservation Biology, 2020, 34 (1), pp.103-112. ⟨10.1111/cobi.13378⟩. ⟨hal-02194862⟩
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