Researchers suggest there is a 30% chance that Galapagos Penguins will go completely extinct within the next hundred years. As nutrient-rich cold currents become increasingly rare, less fish are available to the penguins. Even penguins living in warm regions such as Galapagos penguins (Spheniscus mendiculus) and Humboldt penguins (Spheniscus humboldti) depend on ocean currents carrying large volumes of cold water, nutrients, and the algae that feed on these. According to the government of Ecuador, an adult female Chelonoidis phantasticus, more commonly known as the Fernandina Giant Tortoise, was spotted on Sunday, Feb. 17, 2019.This species of tortoise was last seen alive in 1906. Sadly, there are other species in the Galapagos that are considered vulnerable or endangered at the moment: Galapagos hawk, Galapagos fur seal, Floreana coral, Galapagos giant tortoise, Galapagos shark, prickly pear, lava cactus, Galapagos penguin, Scalesia tree, and the Galapagos petrel, to name a few. That causes penguins to not be able to make nests and lay eggs.That will stop the reproduction of the penguins and then there would be no more penguins of this rare species left. Due to the endangered status of the Galapagos Pengui n, research dealing with preservation of the species is imperative at this time. Some fear that global warming will mainly affect Emperor penguins and Adelie penguins, the Antarctic species, since they depend on the sea ice for nesting and food, as krill dwells beneath it. The reason is irrelevant, just imagine the result. I hope this never happens, because besides being charming and fascinating creatures, they are both beautiful and beautifully adapted to their environment. What will happen if the grizzly bear went extinct then the entire niche would go unbalanced and corrupt many more. When 100-year-old giant tortoise Lonesome George died in 2012, the world thought his species was lost forever. People chop down trees that the Galapagos penguins use for building nests because the people illegally catch sea cucumber and use the timber of the trees to cook them. Penguin hunting lasted several centuries from their discovery, to obtain from them fat, flesh, skin, feathers and occasionally bones and fins. The Galapagos Penguin is assessed to be an Endangered species (IUCN 2010, BirdLife International 2o12). Then, it is easy to imagine what can … Conservation of these penguins can be a major challenge. Galápagos Penguins can’t find food because of El Niño… The Galápagos Penguin lives on tropical islands. The Galapagos penguin faces a 30% probability of extinction in the next 100 years due to the effect of more frequent El Niño episodes.