Arctic wildlife calls for help

' Extinction: not only polar bears ' - it is the newly published article of the Center for Biodiversity (CBD, USA) and the International Wildlife Care Organization (CWI, Vuong) Britain) aims to warn the 17 most endangered Arctic animal species due to climate change.

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Studies show that starting in 2007, Arctic sea ice melted at a rapid rate and scientists predicted the Arctic would no longer ice in the summer in 2030.

Shaye Wolf - the lead author of the article, CBD climate science researcher - said: 'Polar bears are famous victims of rapid ice melting in the Arctic. But other animals living in the Arctic also share the same fate, from plankton to big whales. '

Velvet ducks wearing Somateria fischeri glasses - 1 of 17 Arctic animals - most threatened by climate change (Photo: CNN)

' The impact of climate change will threaten the Arctic ecosystem faster than anywhere else on the planet. If we don't have the goal of cutting greenhouse gas emissions, there will be more Arctic organisms on the brink of extinction, "said Wolf.

List of the 17 most endangered Arctic animals due to climate change:

Arctic foxes, polar bears, Pacific walrus, 4 species of seals (round seals, bearded seals, white fur seals and zebra seals), 4 whales (gray whales, white whales , whale and narwhal whales, three species of seabirds (Brachyramphus brevirostris, glass-wearing and ivory), reindeer, musk and sea butterflies - molluscs belonging to the group of winged animals ( Pteropod).