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Public Service
When Donald Trump announced tariffs on the Heard and McDonald Islands—remote, uninhabited islands home only to penguins—Penguins International responded in real time to turn the global news story into a conservation opportunity. Because, coincidentally, penguins were also beginning their annual migratory march. So Penguins International transformed it into the Protest March of the Penguins: a livestreamed event that was equal parts educational and shareable. Overnight, penguin conservation moved from the bottom of the priority list to the center of the global conversation, driving a historic surge in donations—simply by doing what penguins do best: marching.