Each year, more than a million penguins cheerfully waddle along the shorelines of the Falklands, to the delight of tourists and islanders alike.

But Brexit has left the UK overseas territory in a flap, after it emerged that the island stands to lose millions of euros in funding from EU conservation projects which help keep the island’s penguins well-fed and secure.

In an interview with the Telegraph, Falklands trade minister Teslyn Barkman called on Michael Gove to ensure that “no penguin is left behind,” as she urged the Government to offer more clarity on how seabirds would be protected after Brexit.

After Brexit, the UK’s overseas territories risk losing access to funding from the EU project BEST, which provides €1m euro grants.

The referendum result also rules them out of LIFE funding, which issues grants of up to €5m.

Though the sums seem relatively small, they are a crucial resource for an island whose 3,390 inhabitants are vastly outnumbered by penguins and which only produces £146m in GDP.