Polar Bears Are Cool

Trouble at the Poles: Emperor Penguins and Narwhal Struggle to Survive

Posted on Feb 28, 2009 under Main Content | No Comment In addition to the Polar Bear, two more iconic polar creatures have been identified as being under threat from climate change: Emperor penguins in Antarctica, and narwhals in the Arctic. In each case, it is changes in the extent of sea-ice that may be placing them in peril. Scientists are predicting, on existing data and using conservative projections, that Emperor penguins could face extinction by 2100 - or at least suffer a "likely" population decline of around 95 percent - because the