Name: Dyan deNapoli: Na ratunek pingwinom
Uploaded: 2011-08-09T15:15:38Z
Duration: 11 min 26 s
Description: Historia jednostki i zbiorowy triumf: Dyan deNapoli opowiada o największej w skali globalnej, wolontariackiej akcji ratowania zwierząt, dzięki której ocalono ponad 40 tysięcy pingwinów dotkniętych wyciekiem ropy naftowej u wybrzeży Afryki Południowej. Jak dokonano tak ogromnej pracy? Jeden pingwin, drugi pingwin, trzeci pingwin i tak dalej...

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.)

Historia jednostki i zbiorowy triumf: Dyan deNapoli opowiada o największej w skali globalnej, wolontariackiej akcji ratowania zwierząt, dzięki której ocalono ponad 40 tysięcy pingwinów dotkniętych wyciekiem ropy naftowej u wybrzeży Afryki Południowej. Jak dokonano tak ogromnej pracy? Jeden pingwin, drugi pingwin, trzeci pingwin i tak dalej...

Dyan deNapoli: Na ratunek pingwinom

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.