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@Nonilex@masto.ai · Apr 09, 2026
#EmperorPenguins were already considered near threatened due to the loss of #coastal #SeaIce, which they rely on for raising chicks. Early ice breakup can lead to colonies falling into the ocean before chicks grow their waterproof feathers, causing the hatchlings to drown. 
There are less than 600,000 adult emperor penguins left in the wild, & new projections suggest that the population could fall to half that by the 2080s, acc/to the International Union for the #Conservation of #Nature [#IUCN].
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@Nonilex@masto.ai · Apr 09, 2026
A dramatic collapse of the #AntarcticFurSeal population likewise prompted the #IUCN to change the species’s status from “least concern” to “#endangered.” The organization said that rising #ocean temperatures have pushed the seals’ main prey — krill — to greater ocean depths, making it harder for the seals to find food.​ Between 1999 & 2025, the IUCN said, the number of Antarctic fur seals dropped by more than 50% #GlobalWarming #wildlife #MarineLife #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #law
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