Emperor penguins will now receive new protections under the Endangered Species Act after the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service says climate change is threatening to eradicate the species.
. "Climate change is having a profound impact on species around the world, and addressing it is a priority for the administration. The listing of the emperor penguin serves as an alarm bell but also a call to action."
To ensure survival, emperor penguins need sea ice to form breeding colonies, look for food, and prevent an attack from predators. But as Earth's temperatures continue to rise due to increased carbon dioxide emissions, the melting sea ice could affect several species, including emperor penguins, who rely on the ice for survival.Emperor penguin populations stable, but extinction is possible
Emperor penguin populations are currently stable, but the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has determined that the species is in danger of extinction in the "foreseeable future" if no action is taken. Along the coast of Antarctica, there are approximately 61 breeding colonies, and the size of the population is estimated to be between 270,000 and 280,000 breeding pairs, or 625,000 to 650,000 individual emperor penguins.
"However, according to the best available science, by 2050 their global population size will likely decrease by 26 percent to 47 percent under low and high carbon emissions scenarios, respectively," the
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