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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.

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Global warming puts emperor penguins on thin ice

Emperor penguins endure Antarctica’s extreme cold and biting winds. But global warming may prove too much for these tough birds to handle.

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Virtually all emperor penguins doomed for extinction by 2100 as climate change looms, study finds
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Virtually all emperor penguins doomed for extinction by 2100 as climate change looms, study finds

The United States is moving to list emperor penguins as a threatened species based on new evidence that colonies are imperiled by shrinking sea ice.
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As ice melts, emperor penguins march toward extinction
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As ice melts, emperor penguins march toward extinction

The flightless birds depend on Antarctica’s frozen sea ice shelves for safety and breeding. But as temperatures rise, the shelves are vanishing.
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