I neglected to say the name of the 17-year-old student who invented the degreaser used on the penguins. It was Louis Kock.


I unfortunately omitted a very important statement here. After saying, "Well, you should care because they're an indicator species," I meant to add, "and 15 of the 18 penguin species on Earth are currently listed as threatened or endangered."

I meant to say "oceanographer" before Sylvia Earle's name. (There may have been some confusion here, due to the fact that the German biologist's first name is also Sylvia.)

実録 チームワークの勝利：ダイアン・デナポリがボランティアによる史上最大のペンギン救出作戦を語ります。南アフリカ共和国沖での燃料油流出事故から4万羽を超えるペンギンを救った救出劇です。このような大作戦はいかに実現したのでしょうか。ペンギンを一匹、一匹、また一匹と．．．．

ダイアン・デナポリ：ペンギン救出大作戦

When a massive oil spill threatened nearly half the world’s African penguins, a global volunteer effort rescued over 90 percent of the birds. More than 12,500 volunteers flooded to Cape Town, cleaning and hand-feeding penguins one by one. Innovations like improved transport boxes and a teenager’s homemade degreaser played critical roles. The rescue proved that collective action and practical solutions can overcome even the bleakest odds for endangered species.