Conservationists now list the penguins and seals as “Endangered.” Climate change in Antarctica has led to plunging populations.

Growing up, emperor penguins were probably one of your favorite animals—the cute, waddling birds always looked somewhat magical against the endless white of Antarctica. But the heartbreaking reality ...

Emperor penguins and Antarctic fur seal have both been upgraded as "Endangered" species, according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature's (IUCN) red list, owing to climate change ...

The emperor penguin population could be cut in half by the 2080s, IUCN predicted. The Antarctic fur seal population was already halved between 2000 and 2026, the agency noted. Experts attributed the ...

ANTARCTICA (WJW) – The emperor penguin and the Antarctic fur seal are now considered endangered, The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species announced. The organization changed the emperor penguin’s ...

The emperor penguin has been declared an endangered species as climate change pushes the icon of Antarctica a step closer to extinction, the global authority on threatened wildlife announced Thursday.

Climate change is pushing two iconic Antarctic species toward the brink of extinction — the emperor penguin and the Antarctic fur seal, a new assessment finds. The new listings, published Wednesday by ...

(ABC) — The status of several threatened species has been downgraded to endangered, and climate change is to blame, according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature. The Red List of ...

Susan Rigetti is author of three books and a former editor at The New York Times and Slate. She is a contributing Globe Opinion writer. Emperor penguins have existed in Antarctica for more than 40 ...