This article was originally published on Critter Science.

The Antarctic shag, aka Antarctic cormorant, imperial cormorant, king cormorant, imperial shag, or blue-eyed shag, is the only cormorant found in the Antarctic. Even though they face the threats of hunting; trapping; overfishing; nesting site interruptions due to recreational activities; and invasive species, these birds are still listed as Least […]

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