Mystic Aquarium's Penguin Run Walk drew its biggest crowd in years
More than 1,000 runners and walkers turned out, the largest gathering since before the pandemic, to support conservation of critically endangered African penguins.
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More than 1,000 people ran and walked at Mystic Aquarium's Penguin Run Walk, the biggest crowd the event has had since before the pandemic. The day raises money for conservation of African penguins, which are critically endangered.
The turnout is the news from Mystic. It does not, by itself, change the status of the birds.
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