The International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources had listed African penguins as endangered from 2010 to 2024; however, the organization reclassified the birds as critically endangered species in 2024 due to population declines since the 1980s stemming from the pollution, predation, and the commercial fishing industry depleting their main food sources.
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