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Land mines in the Falkland Islands - Wikipedia In the following years the minefields were fenced off and, with human access limited, became havens for Falklands flora and the native penguin population The British government ratified the Ottawa Treaty in 1998 that required the removal of all mines within its territory
The Falklands penguins that would not explode - BBC News Fortunately, the landmines aren't a problem for the penguins - at least, not the little Magellanics and Gentoos of Yorke Bay "They don't seem to be heavy enough to set them off," says Esther
Penguins in the Minefields: Falklands’ Accidental Sanctuary Around 30,000 land mines were laid across the Falkland Islands by Argentine forces during their 1982 invasion While intended to stop British troops, the fenced-off areas instead became accidental sanctuaries for penguins and native plants, untouched by humans
The penguins that wouldnt explode • Matthew Teller Doing potentially life-threatening work every day, do the deminers even care about the plants and the penguins? The tension between interests sounded fascinating
Penguins in Minefields | Fact# 53089 | FactRepublic. com The 20,000 landmines used during the Britain-Argentina conflict over the Falklands have led to a booming population of penguins Cows and humans avoid the fenced-off fields, but penguins are too light to set off the mines Thus, the deadly fields have turned into penguin sanctuaries
The Falklands penguins that would not explode — MercoPress Fortunately, the landmines aren't a problem for the penguins - at least, not the little Magellanics and Gentoos of Yorke Bay “They don't seem to be heavy enough to set them off,” says Esther Bertram, chief executive officer of Falklands Conservation