How an island full of landmines led to a thriving penguin population

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For several hundred years, human activity on the Falkland Islands — roughly 300 miles off the Argentine coast — threatened its penguins' survival. But that trend started to reverse in 1982, when Argentina and Britain began duking it out for control of the Falklands. Turns out, a war, a few landmines, and some unstable diplomatic relations might have been just enough to get the penguins back on track.

The Falkland Islands are small. Collectively, the 200-plus islands that make up the Falklands are only about as big as Connecticut. But through the years, they've managed to inspire...

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