ANTARCTICA — PENGUIN PLEA
Adelie penguins have recently been killed by construction workers building the French Government airstrip at Dumont d’Urville, Adelie Land. An even greater threat to all Antarctic life looms from the exploration and exploitation of minerals. An oil blow-out or spill, noise, seismic blasts and other disturbance could have a drastic effect on the wildlife and ecosystems. We need your help to prevent this. From 21-31 May 1984 officials meet in Tokyo to negotiate conditions for mining and oil production in the Antarctic. Until now the Antarctic Treaty system has operated to protect the continent — but the minerals negotiations could drastically change that. Our Society is a member of the Antarctic and Southern Oceans Coalition who have been asked to send a New Zealand conservationist to Tokyo to put the case for preservation of the Antarctic. We need your help to assist with the delegates travel costs. It you can help please send any donations to our Secretary, P.O. Box 631 Wellington.
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Forest and Bird, Volume 15, Issue 2, 1 May 1984, Page 38
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164ANTARCTICA — PENGUIN PLEA Forest and Bird, Volume 15, Issue 2, 1 May 1984, Page 38
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