Penguins serve as indicators of environmental change, sounding the alarm on overfishing, marine pollution, introduced predators, shifting ocean temperatures, and more. By studying penguins in the wild, we not only learn about the ecology of our changing planet, but we can use our observations to develop conservation measures that will protect seabirds, other marine predators, and entire ocean ecosystems. Join Dr. Caroline Cappello as she shares photos, stories, and lessons learned from her work with Galápagos penguins in the Galápagos Islands, Ecuador and Magellanic penguins at Punta Tombo, Argentina.

This presentation with Q&A will take place in the Aquarium’s Honda Pacific Visions Theater. Following the talk, there will be cocktails and other beverages available and holiday music in the Pacific Visions Art Gallery, where guests can mix and mingle and partake in Paint-a-Fish activity and a card making craft. Guests will also have the opportunity to Adopt-A-Penguin at this event. First Wednesays is best suited for high school and college students and adults of all ages.

Dr. Caroline Cappello is a wildlife researcher and conservationist, specializing in the ecology and conservation of penguins. When not in the office, she can be found boating along the coasts of the Galápagos Islands in search of breeding Galápagos penguins or living with over 200,000 Magellanic penguins in their colony at Punta Tombo, Argentina. She received her PhD from the University of Washington and is currently a postdoctoral researcher with the Arizona Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit at the University of Arizona.

Sponsors:
Courtyard Marriott
Stephen and Brenda Olson
Ralph and Hazel Osborn and Lois J. Roork Charitable Trust

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