Antarctica it is the home to the chubby
waddling tuxedo-like colored emperor
penguins . but as our planet warms up, it
is pushing these birds at the risk of
Extinction. two-thirds of Antarctica’s
native species including emperor
penguins are under threat of Extinction
or major population declines by 2000.
that’s 2100 and the current trajectories
of global heating. this is according to
new research that outlines priorities
for protecting the continent’s
biodiversity . the study and international
collaboration between scientists
conservationists and policy makers from
2018 institutions in 12 countries
identified emperor penguins as the
Antarctic species at Great risk of
Extinction.
followed by other seabirds and dry soil
nematodes
published in the Jano plus biology. the
research also found that implementing 10
key threat management strategies in
parallel.
which could cost an estimated 23 million
US dollars annually could benefit up to
84 percent
of Antarctic organisms.
now according to the researchers
influencing Global policy. to effectively
limit Global heating was identified as a
conservation strategy with the most
benefits. while the most cost effective
management strategy was minimizing the
effects of human activities on
Antarctica.
other avenues include reducing the
environmental Footprints of Transport
vessels
or even aircrafts as well as
infrastructure projects .and protecting
vegetation from trampling and other
physical damage.
moreover climate change has also caused
colonies to experience breeding failures.
the Harley Bay Colony in the red old sea,
the second largest emperor penguin
colony in the world ,.experienced several
years of poor sea ice conditions.
and in beginning of 2016 the poor sea
ice conditions led to the drowning of
all newborn chicks.
the emperor penguin, the world’s largest
and one of only two penguin species,
unique to Antarctica they give birth
during the Antarctic winter.
and needs solid sea ice to Nest
fledgling chicks from April to December.
if the sea freezes later or melts too
quickly , the emperor family will be
unable to complete its reproductive
cycle . so strict laws and actions are
required to protect these species as
this will allow these birds to build
colonies and raise their young on the
Antarctic Ice .which is under Non-Stop
threats by climate change.