Tallest penguin species at risk from climate change melting ice,which could wipe out third of Antarctic population by 2100The entire population of Antarctica's famous emperor penguins could tumble by a third by the cessation of the century because of disappearing sea ice, putting them at risk of extinction, and researchers said on Sunday.
The finding justified protecting emperor penguins under the endangered species act – as America already does for polar bear – the researchers writing in the journal Nature Climate Change said. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com