Scientists discover new emperor penguin colony in Antarctica - by spotting their poo from spaceThe colony, located at Verleger Point, West Antarctica, is home to 500 birds.It brings the total of known emperor penguin sites around the continent to 66, according to scientists at the British Antarctic Survey.It brings the total number of known emperor penguin breeding sites around the coastline of the continent to 66, according to the British Antarctic Survey (BAS).The species is particularly vulnerable to the loss of sea ice, which is expected to decline due to climate change.The research was paid for by science funding body, UKRI-NERC, with a contribution from conservation charity WWF, as part of the Wildlife from Space project."