Antarctic Treaty (Environment Protection) Proclamation 2005
Part 1Antarctic specially protected area No. 101
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Part 1 Antarctic specially protected area No. 101
Taylor Rookery, MacRobertson Land, East Antarctica.
Latitude 67 27 S, longitude 60 52 E.
Taylor Rookery contains the largest Emperor penguin colony known on land; almost all other emperor penguins colonies are located on sea ice. The number of breeding pairs at the colony has ranged from 2 462 in 1989 to 3 307 in 1990 and has averaged approximately 3 000 over 15 years from 1988 to 2002. The rookery is important because of long-term monitoring of the population of the penguins (since 1954). The colony is ideal for counting since it is surrounded by small rocky hills which make it possible to observe every bird without entering the breeding area. A photographic census program has been carried out annually since 1988, and it is believed that this method has resulted in almost complete accuracy of counting.