SUPPORTING SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH
PENGUIN CONSERVATION IN ANTARCTICA & SOUTH GEORGIA During the Antarctic 2024/2025 season, Quark Expeditions supported Penguin Watch researchers aboard World Explorer as they serviced their camera network across the Antarctic Peninsula. With Expedition Team support, they maintained over 30 sites, conducted 30+ drone flights for annual population estimates, and installed a new AIS vessel tracker at Portal Point, while replacing aging tripod components to ensure long-term monitoring continuity. More than a decade of data shows gentoo, chinstrap, and Adélie penguins are now breeding nearly two weeks earlier—likely due to climate change. Earlier breeding may increase competition, favoring adaptable species like gentoos. Donated berths make this scale of research possible.
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