When winter descends on Indiana, furry, scaly and slimy creatures alike hunker down for hibernation. However, warmer and shorter winters are causing some species to sleep later – or not at all.
New research suggests that if global temperatures rise by two to three degrees Celsius beavers could even find Nunavut's High Arctic a suitable place to live.
The effects of climate change on the N.C. coast are especially pronounced at the Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge, where the rising sea level is visibly transforming habitats.
As the climate warms, researchers from groups such as the Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke) are able to detect trends visible in the way natural habitats are reacting to rising temperatures.
