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Endangered animals
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Thepolarbearbecamethesymbolofthefirstcasualties, losingtheirhabitatduetoclimatechange. Manypopulationsofpolarbearswillbethreatenedwithextinctionoverthenextcentury, ifthewarmingtrendintheArcticwillcontinueatcurrentrates. Polar bear
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ThePacificwalrus. IntheBeringandChukchiseasinhabitsthePacificwalrus. InSeptemberthisyear, upto 200 deadwalruseswerefoundontheshoreoftheChukchiSea, north-westcoastofAlaska. ThePacificwalrus
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Theseanimalsusethedrift-icetorest, childbirthandnursingbabies, aswellasforprotectionfrompredators. MeltingArcticiceisathreattoPacificwalrus, soinSeptember 2009, theFishandWildlifeService, the U.S. announcedtheadditionofawalrusintheEndangeredSpeciesAct.
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Magellanicpenguin. Previously, Magellanicpenguinsthreatenedpopulations, primarilyoilspills, butnowtheyfaceagreaterthreat: asaresultofwarmingoceancurrents, thefishmoves, causingthebirdstoswimfartherinsearchoffood. Magelanskypenguin
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Lastyear, hundredsofMagellanicpenguinsissuedtothebeachinthevicinityofRiodeJaneiro, manywereexhaustedordead. 12 of 17 penguinspeciesarecurrentlythreatenedwithrapiddeclinesinpopulationsize.
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Bluefintuna - alargemigratoryfishinthewesternandeasternAtlanticandMediterranean. Bluefintuna
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Theoutbreakhasunderminedthepopularityofsushiliterallypopulationofbluefintunacaughtindangerofextinction. Temporarybanontheglobaltradeinbluefintunameatwouldhelpthepopulationrecover
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Monarchbutterfly. Eachyear, millionsofbutterfliesmonarchDanaidesmigratefromNorthAmericatoMexico - theirwinterhabitat. ThereservesofpineandfirforestsinMexicoareaprerequisiteforthesurvivalofoverwinteringmonarchs, whoarerecognizedasendangered. TheMonarch butterfly
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Mostofthepandaisanendangeredspecieswithanever-decreasingsizeofpopulationandlowbirthrate, bothinthewildandincaptivityforthecontent. Scientistssuggestthatinthewildthereareabout 1600 species. Big Panda
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