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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
imagePenguins are at risk as a warming climate affects sea ice in Antarctica.Raimund Linke/The Image Bank via Getty Images

Emperor 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...

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