Are Penguins Going Extinct In 2025 Predictions. After compiling alarming data showing the steep decline of african penguins in recent years, researchers recommended the species be uplisted to the critically endangered. At present there are fewer.

According to a new study, emperor penguins are threatened with extinction if greenhouse gas emissions keep rising at present levels. Africa’s only penguin could be extinct in the wild by 2035, thanks to poor breeding habitat and reduced availability of food.