98% of emperor penguin colonies could be extinct by 2100 as ice melts -- can Endangered Species Act protection help them?
- Written by Stephanie Jenouvrier, Associate Scientist, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Penguins are at risk as a warming climate affects sea ice in Antarctica.Raimund Linke/The Image Bank via Getty ImagesEmperor penguins thrive on Antarctica’s coastlines in icy conditions any human would find extreme. Yet, like Goldilocks, they have a narrow comfort zone: If there’s too much sea ice, trips to bring food from the ocean...