The study even singled out emperor penguins as the Antarctic species most at risk of extinction
Two-thirds of Antarctic species, including emperor penguins, are threatened with extinction or significant population decline by 2100, given the conditions shaped by climate change and the planet’s progressive warming.
The above scary data, reflects at least new research that summarizes the priorities for the protection of the continent’s biodiversity.
The study, which is the result of an international collaboration between scientists, physiologists and policy makers from 28 institutions in 12 countries, identified emperor penguins as the Antarctic species most at risk of extinction, while others look set to suffer the same fate. seabirds and terrestrial nematodes.
Emperor penguins are even classified as an endangered species by the US due to the climate crisis.
“Up to 80% of emperor penguin colonies are predicted to be nearly extinct by 2100, a population decline estimated at over 90%, with the usual increases in greenhouse gas emissions,” the experts point out.
The research was published in the journal Plos Biology, and the experts also found that implementing 10 key threat management strategies in parallel – which would cost around $23 million a year – could benefit up to 84% of Antarctic species.
With information from the Guardian
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