Three New Seal Species Approach Extinction Due to Climate Change

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The International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has recently warned that three emblematic Arctic species: the capuchin seal (Cystophora cristata), the bearded seal (Erignathus barbatus) and the pia seal (Phoca hispida) have become endangered catalogued due to the effects of climate change. The rapid thaw of the Arctic Ocean, caused by the global rise in temperatures, is destroying the essential habitat of these species, which depen…

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According to the latest data from the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN), three species of North Pole seals are in decline, while six species were officially declared "extinct." Interview with IUCN ecologist Jon Paul Rodríguez. Three new North Pole seal species are increasingly approaching extinction, alerts the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) in its new report. "The cause of this decline is mainl…