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Top 5 Animals That May Go Extinct Due to Global Warming


Phascolarctos cinereus
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Global Warming is not an issue anymore, it is news. It is happening as we talk and if we do nothing about it we will have no home to return to. The saddest part is that these crimes belong to humanity and it is another species who are paying for it. We burn their homes, we kill their children to please our needs and now we stand in an unreturnable spot. If awareness is not bought there are many animals we will never see again. Here are 5 Animals that may go extinct due to global warming.

Posted On October 12th, 2020

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Pygoscelis adeliae
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Adelie Penguin

These penguins are repeatedly preyed on by leopard seals but now they have another foe in town. Due to changes in climates their habitats have changed in a way that might lead them to starvation or death due to unavailability of shelter. It is also an alarm because Adelie Penguins played a very important role in maintenance of their ecosystem.

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Dermochelys coriacea
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Leatherback Sea Turtle

Exploitation of turtle nests to procure eggs has been seen as the biggest reason for the population decline of this turtle. The babies of Leatherback turtles are attracted to light. Hence lights from streets end up disorienting them and these hatchlings begin to crawl towards these sources often endangering themselves in the process.Chemical pollution of the sea has been fatal to them.

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Phascolarctos cinereus
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Koala

Koala are marsupials native to Australia. While the koala was previously classified as Least Concern on the Red List, it was promoted to Vulnerable in 2016. Koala habitats were considerably affected in 2020 bush fires. Their habitats are being destroyed at alarming rates.

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Phoca hispida
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Ringed Seal

Mainly living in arctic and sub-arctic regions, Ringed Seal is a vulnerable species today. However the interaction with Ringed Seals has been very limited. Their exact numbers and population declination is still unknown.

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Ursus maritimus
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Polar Bear

The Key danger faced to Polar Bears is by climate change that will cause them malnutrition starvation due to habitat loss. Pregnant females are unable to make dens and melting of ice cause drowning.