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Yahoo
14-04-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Penguin ‘protest march' against Trump's tariffs coming this week
Despite a 90-day pause on 'reciprocal' tariffs, economic turmoil persists following Donald Trump's antics, and the penguins aren't happy about it. In case you missed it, Trump somehow managed to slap 10 per cent tariffs on an Australian territory with no human inhabitants: the Heard and McDonald Islands, home to penguins and seals. Just penguins and seals. As reported last week, the penguins from the islands have mounted a resistance in the form of a social media account and a trending hashtag #PenguinsAgainstTrump. Now, not willing to stop flipping the bird in Trump's direction, a new phase of the resistance begins. A non-profit has declared that penguins will be having a 'protest march' on Wednesday 16 April against Trump's tariffs. There are some sentences you don't expect to write, but there we are. It's come to this and we're here for it. To prove they're very serious, Penguins International - an organisation dedicated to penguin conservation and research, who consider penguins the 'true sentinels of the health of our planet' - have released this campaign video: Penguins International will livestream the Antarctic penguins' annual migration from the ocean to their breeding grounds, calling the event the 'Protest March of the Penguins' - a cheeky reference to the stunning 2005 French documentary by Luc Jacquet. David Shutt, the non-profit's executive director, said: 'Wild penguins, like those that inhabit the Heard and McDonald Islands, face threats that are far more real than the tariffs that were imposed. Today, nine of the 18 species of penguins that exist are either listed as vulnerable or endangered of becoming extinct.' He added: 'We're grateful to be able to use the unexpected attention on the Antarctic penguins to shine a light on the species as a whole, and to turn this news story into an opportunity to protect them for the greater good of the planet.' Ice-solutely amazing. Apologies. We'll do better. The protest march will be livestreamed on the non-profit's YouTube channel on Wednesday 16 April. Oh, and a timely reminder while we're at it: World Penguin Day is on 25 April.
Euronews
14-04-2025
- Politics
- Euronews
Penguin ‘protest march' against Trump's tariffs coming this week
ADVERTISEMENT Despite a 90-day pause on 'reciprocal' tariffs , economic turmoil persists following Donald Trump's antics, and the penguins aren't happy about it. In case you missed it, Trump somehow managed to slap 10 per cent tariffs on an Australian territory with no human inhabitants: the Heard and McDonald Islands, home to penguins and seals. Just penguins and seals. As reported last week , the penguins from the islands have mounted a resistance in the form of a social media account and a trending hashtag #PenguinsAgainstTrump. Now, not willing to stop flipping the bird in Trump's direction, a new phase of the resistance begins. A non-profit has declared that penguins will be having a 'protest march' on Wednesday 16 April against Trump's tariffs. There are some sentences you don't expect to write, but there we are. It's come to this and we're here for it. The protest continues Penguins International - YouTube To prove they're very serious, Penguins International - an organisation dedicated to penguin conservation and research, who consider penguins the 'true sentinels of the health of our planet' - have released this campaign video: Penguins International will livestream the Antarctic penguins' annual migration from the ocean to their breeding grounds, calling the event the 'Protest March of the Penguins' - a cheeky reference to the stunning 2005 French documentary by Luc Jacquet. No they won't Penguins International - YouTube David Shutt, the non-profit's executive director, said: 'Wild penguins, like those that inhabit the Heard and McDonald Islands, face threats that are far more real than the tariffs that were imposed. Today, nine of the 18 species of penguins that exist are either listed as vulnerable or endangered of becoming extinct.' He added: 'We're grateful to be able to use the unexpected attention on the Antarctic penguins to shine a light on the species as a whole, and to turn this news story into an opportunity to protect them for the greater good of the planet.' Ice-solutely amazing. Apologies. We'll do better. The protest march will be livestreamed on the non-profit's YouTube channel on Wednesday 16 April. Oh, and a timely reminder while we're at it: World Penguin Day is on 25 April.
BBC News
18-03-2025
- Entertainment
- BBC News
'Batman star' penguin hopes to be crowned world's favourite
A Hollywood star who keepers say shared the screen with Danny DeVito and David Attenborough - is vying to become the world's most popular penguin at the grand age of who lives at Birdland Park and Gardens in Bourton-on-the-Water, Gloucestershire, has been shortlisted for the award as part of the March of the Penguin Madness is thought to be the oldest king penguin in the world at 40 years of competition to become the world's most popular penguin includes Brian from The Deep in Hull, and Ike from ABQ BioPark Zoo, in Albuquerque, New Mexico, with voting due to happen in rounds. 'Hollywood swagger' Organised by Penguins International, the competition involves 48 birds from around the world, nominated by zoos, aquariums, and Cox says that at mealtimes Seth is fed a herring that has half a vitamin tablet in its mouth, and that the penguin is distinguished from the others due to his "celebrity strut"."Fundamentally, he is 40 years old, so it's probably a bit of arthritis, hence the fact we're giving him his medication," he said."We like to call it his Hollywood swagger, especially as he's been in the Batman Returns movie." Mr Cox said Seth was one of "six or eight penguins" flown to Hollywood in crates of ice to star in the 1992 film."They formed part of Danny DeVito's evil penguin army in the movie," he said."You can see Seth in part of the film swimming around on a rocket launcher on his back."Mr Cox described Seth as a very caring creature, having helped one of his fellow Birdland penguins when she was struggling. He explained: "We had an older penguin called Lily who went blind in one eye so she couldn't really see."When it was food time, he would call to her and get her to follow him as he was wandering down."In 2023, another of Seth's fellow Birdland penguins, Spike, was crowned the world's favourite penguin. The pair are among those at the Cotswolds park to have featured in David Attenborough's programme, Natural Curiosities. Voting will continue each week until one penguin is declared the most popular.
BBC News
18-03-2025
- Entertainment
- BBC News
March of the Penguin Madness: Which penguin will win in 2025?
If you're a fan of unusual animal competitions (we're looking at you Fat Bear Week!) then look no of the Penguin Madness (MOTPM) is taking place this month, and is an international celebration of our feathered friends organised by animal charity Penguins year as part of the celebrations a competition called The Peng-Win Championships takes place, where penguins from zoos and wildlife parks around the world compete to be crowned the world's best year 48 penguins from 12 different species have been nominated by their keepers, where they'll battle it out online in a public vote, before the winner is announced on 18 April. Aside from the glory of winning, the victorious penguin will be immortalised in the Iceberg Hall of Heroes, earning the esteemed title of Global Penguin Ambassador, and may receive a crown and a fishy feast worthy of a global a penguin is knocked out of the Peng-Win Championships they can still compete in the charity's other competition, the Species Spirit Awards, which aims to celebrate and recognise one of the world's 18 species of Propp, the Chief Operations Officer at Penguins International, said: "We want to highlight penguins in zoos and aquariums that serve as ambassadors to their species."Wild penguins continue to face numerous threats, as demonstrated by the uplisting of African Penguins from 'Endangered' to 'Critically Endangered' last October." Meet the nominees Of the 48 contestants, six are from the include:Brian - a Gentoo Penguin from The Deep in - a Humboldt Penguin from Birdworld, in - a Humboldt Penguin from ZSL London - a Northern Rockhopper Penguin from Edinburgh Zoo, in - a King Penguin from Birdland, in - an African penguin from Birdworld in the UK penguins will face tough competition from superstar Pesto, the King Penguin from SEA LIFE Melbourne Aquarium, in Australia, who went viral last year for his large fluffy competitors include Meatloaf the Little Penguin, from Birch Aquarium, in San Diego in the US, and Floppy the Gentoo Penguin from Pittsburgh Zoo and Aquarium, in Pennsylvania in the US.
BBC News
18-03-2025
- Entertainment
- BBC News
Brian the penguin, from Hull, in running to be 'world's best'
A penguin described as having "a colourful love life" is in the running to be crowned world's best 15, the oldest member of the gentoo colony at The Deep in Hull, has been shortlisted for the award as part of the global March of the Penguin Madness contest - organised by Penguins International, involves 48 birds from around the world, nominated by zoos, aquariums, and will take place in rounds, with Brian coming up against Ike from ABQ BioPark Zoo, in Albuquerque, New Mexico, in the first heat. Staff at The Deep said Brian was "a firm favourite" with visitors, and the only penguin in the colony to have received a birthday card from an adoring fan."He's got a huge personality, a very particular taste in food, and a colourful love life. Even as the eldest in the colony, Brian is truly a fabulous and crucial ambassador for his species," they first round of voting is now open, with the public able to cast their ballot on Penguin International's website, or via social media will continue each week until one penguin is crowned Peng Win year, more than 800,000 people voted for their favourite penguin, with the contest won by Kokosanka - a rare Polish albino penguin. Katie Propp, chief operations officer at Penguins International, said the contest aimed to "highlight penguins in zoos and aquariums that serve as ambassadors to their species"."Wild penguins continue to face numerous threats, as demonstrated by the uplisting of African Penguins from 'endangered' to 'critically endangered' last October."Penguin ambassadors at zoos and aquariums inspire guests to want to save their wild counterparts which is why the awareness aspect of this competition is so important," she to highlights from Hull and East Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, watch the latest episode of Look North or tell us about a story you think we should be covering here.
