Uruguay Conservationists Treat Penguins Surviving Spills, Washing Up on Shores

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Buenos aires—Hundreds of oil-covered penguins have washed up on Uruguay's Atlantic Ocean coast in recent weeks, some dead and others malnourished, nature protection groups reported the week of July 23. The groups blame accidental spills and deliberate, illegal discharges from ships for the oiling, which causes penguins to lose their waterproofing ability and forces them to migrate away from frigid southern waters in a state of hypothermia, dehydration, and starvation. The conservationists are washing and feeding the surviving birds before releasing them back into the ocean.