This article was originally published on Critter Science.
The imperial shag, aka imperial cormorant, is native to southern South America, islands of the Subantarctic, and the Antarctic Peninsula, mostly among rocky coastal regions, but also locally around large inland lakes. These cormorants face the threats of hunting; trapping; overfishing; tourism, that affects their breeding; and invasive species, that […]
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