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Endangered bird holds key to surviving climate change
An endangered seabird is shifting its migratory patterns to more hospitable climates, and researchers recently learned that the bird's actions offer a unique perspective into surviving climate change.
Western gray squirrel placed on endangered list in Washington state
A rare species of gray squirrel has been placed on the endangered list by wildlife officials in Washington state as escalating climate emergency and land overdevelopment rob the rodents of their habitat.
Expert fears fin-whale protection will be reduced just as risks rise
Conservation groups are alarmed that the status of fin whales as a threatened species on Canada’s West Coast is about to be downgraded just as the dangers of LNG shipping and climate change are on the rise.
Feds grant Endangered Species Act protections to emperor penguin, citing climate change
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced Tuesday that it will grant the emperor penguin “threatened” status under the Endangered Species Act, citing the effects of climate change on the sea ice that comprises its habitat.
Habitat loss, climate change threaten Bangladesh's native freshwater fishes with extinction
There were at one time more than 300 native freshwater fish species in Bangladesh, but many have disappeared while others are on the verge of extinction due to habitat loss, overfishing, pollution and climate change.
As climate shifts, species will need to relocate, and people may have to help them
Wildlife don’t recognize borders, nor does climate change. Conservation should keep up
A set of studies focused on the China-Vietnam border demonstrates that the impacts of climate change will make transboundary conservation even more important for endangered species like the Cao-Vit gibbon and tiger geckos.