and the penguins returned. the colony grew from those six original pairs of penguins to over 3,000 pairs now, so that was a home run. papi now lives nearby with his wife, louda. during breeding season, they regularly monitor the penguins. when you work with them and you visit them very frequently, you get to know them better, an one of the favorite penguins in this colony is called clarita. she is one of the original
few that restarted the colony. we know that she s about 16 years old. she was able to raise 14 chicks, and the last two chicks are hatching right now. papi weighs and measures clarita s newborns to make sure they re in good health. clarita for me represents the hope for this planet. whatever we do in terms of conservation, it s really worthwhile because this colony is showing us that a small
the feeling that i had to dedicate my life to their conservation. today the beach is busy, but it wasn t always like this. the first time i came, there were only six pairs of nests. this place was a real mess. there were a lot of reckless people and careless fishermen coming here throwing garbage everywhere. we needed to protect this colony because otherwise they would leave and they would never come back. it took several years of clearing trash and getting local support to turn this polluted beach into a protected area. papi s efforts paid off.
just ask some of its more iconic residents. madelanic penguins. each spring these migratory waddlers return from their feeding grounds up north to breed. under the watchful eye of conservationist papi garcia. the first time i heard about something called a penguin it was through my grandmother. she used to tell me very, very warm and nice stories about penguins when i was a small boy. when papi finally saw them, he was captivated. i was 19, 19 years old. i came to one of the colonies here in patagonia, and that was an epiphany moment because i had
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