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The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has listed the Emperor penguin and Antarctic fur seal as Endangered, citing climate change-driven habitat loss and declining food availability, according to National Herald. The update, released under the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, warns that emperor penguin populations could halve by the 2080s due to shrinking sea ice, while Antarctic fur seal numbers have already fallen by over 50 per cent since 2000. The IUCN said early break-up of sea ice is disrupting breeding and feeding cycles of emperor penguins, which rely on stable ice for raising chicks. Satellite data […]... Keep on reading: Emperor penguin now on endangered species list
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