Earth warming, species of emperor penguins are endangered

Researchers say the climate is at risk of "wiping out" up to 70% by the end of the 21st century, putting the bird at risk of extinction.

According to scientists, when many species of fish and squid are lost, which are food for non-flying species, penguins have to swim farther to find food. Specialist Celine Le Bohec at Strasbourg University and CNRS research center in France said: "For most flocks, the distance of the summer feeding trip for parents will become too long for the birds. I die hungry because I have to wait ". According to Ms. Le Bohec: "If climate change continues at the current rate, this species may disappear".

Penguins at Le Croisic, western France.(Photo: AFP / VNA).

Mrs. Bohec and her colleagues calculated that within the next few decades, about 1.1 million pairs of emperor penguins would be forced to leave their birthplace, mainly on Crozet, Prince Edward and Kerguelen islands. .

With this momentum in 2100, the green planet will be three to four degrees C hotter than the heat of the mid-19th century. Even if humans can keep the Earth's surface heat limit limited to 2 degrees Celsius, The target that 197 countries set out in the Paris Agreement on combating climate change, half of birds may be forced to migrate to a place that cannot be identified. The problem is that there are few alternative destinations, causing a dilemma between finding food and maintaining the race.

According to Monaco Science Center expert Robin Cristofari, "can only count on the fingers of the islands in the South Ocean, and not all are suitable to maintain large fertility drives. this bird ".