Commerson’s Dolphin (Cephalorhynchus commersonii) in the Strait of Magellan. Photo source: ©© Mirko Thiessen
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The National Congress of Argentina has recently created two new marine protected areas in order to safeguard Magellanic penguins and several other species of birds and mammals. The parks are known as the Isla Pingüino Coastal Marine Park and Makenke Coastal Marine Park.
Stretching some 80 miles south of Puerto Deseado and extending 12 miles out to sea, Isla Pingüino contains miles of ocean and cliff-bordered coastline. Farther south, the Makenke Coastal Marine Park begins at the entrance of the Ría San Julián, covering almost 600 square kilometers (230 square miles) of shore and ocean…
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Argentina, South Eastern Coast, Patagonia. Photo source: ©© Irargerich
