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Two iconic #SouthPole species, the #EmperorPenguin & the #AntarcticFurSeal, have been officially declared #endangered by the world’s leading #conservation authority — a consequence of dramatic changes to their #habitats caused by #GlobalWarming.

#climate #environment #wildlife #MarineLife #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #law #EnvironmentalLaw #science
https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2026/04/09/emperor-penguin-endangered-antarctic-fur-seal/

Emperor penguins have just been declared endangered

New projections suggest the population of adult emperor penguins left in the wild, which stands at less than 600,000, could fall to half that by the 2080s.

The Washington Post
Apr 9 at 5:08pmWeb
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#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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“#EmperorPenguins are a sentinel species that tell us about our changing world & how well we are controlling #GreenhouseGas #emissions,” Philip Trathan, a member of the IUCN specialist group that determined the species’ #conservation status, said in a statement Thursday.

#climate #environment #GlobalWarming #EndangeredSpecies #wildlife #MarineLife #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #law #EnvironmentalLaw #science

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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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Grethel Aguilar, the #IUCN director general, called the declines of both species “a wake-up call on the realities of #ClimateChange.”

Though most humans will never see #Antarctica, the frozen continent’s #environment & #ecosystems are vital to the entire planet. Its #SeaIce reflects some of the sun’s energy back into space, keeping the #Earth cool. Its cold, dense, nutrient-rich waters drive the global #ocean circulation system & support some of the world’s most important fisheries.

#climate

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If #EmperorPenguins & #AntarcticFurSeals are suffering, Aguilar said, it means that humans should be worried too.

#climate #environment #GlobalWarming #EndangeredSpecies #wildlife #MarineLife #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #law #EnvironmentalLaw #science

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https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/20/us/politics/koch-network-2024-election-trump.html

https://theintercept.com/2022/06/30/supreme-court-epa-climate-charles-koch/

#TranslatedFromTheRepublican

"Koch Network and its foreign petrostate despots & oil oligarchs seek immunity from lawsuits for ecocide.

Nothing stops their march towards fossil fuel funded fascism and achieving a frying planet."

https://www.propublica.org/article/climate-change-alec-leonard-leo-lawsuits-fossil-fuel-oil-gas-immunity

https://blog.ucs.org/laura-peterson/big-oil-borrowing-from-gun-industrys-playbook-blanket-immunity-to-protect-profits/

https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/04/utah-hb222-law-shields-fossil-fuel-oil-gas-firms-legal-liability-climate-damages/

https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2026-03-12/big-oil-liability-shield-climate-change-lawsuits

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/13/republicans-climate-liability-shield-fossil-fuel-industry

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/02/business/oil-liability-shield-laws-climate-lawsuits.html

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/12/08/supreme-court-koch-chevron-ruling-administrative-state/

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/dec/07/kochland-review-koch-brothers-pollution-congress-republicans

Koch Political Operation Spent Nearly $550 Million During 2024 Cycle

The huge sum shows that while the Koch network may not hold significant power at high levels of the Republican Party, it remains a financial juggernaut.

The New York Times
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