Warming waters bring more whale collisions with ships
As oceans warm, more and more whales are straying into shipping lanes in search of food, researchers found, causing an increase in fatal collisions with ships. That ...
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Less Baffin Bay sea ice means skinny bears, fewer cubs
Decreasing sea ice cover related to climate change is leading to thinner polar bears and smaller cub litters on Canada’s Baffin Island. “This adds to a growing ...
Half of Arctic shorebirds are declining; waterfowl flourish
Across the circumpolar north, some Arctic tundra birds, such as waterfowl, seem to be flourishing while others, like most shorebirds, are seeing their populations ...
Study questions effectiveness of polar bear detection tool
A tool that oil companies use to try to avoid harming or disturbing polar bears (Ursus maritimus) may not detect the bears in their dens as well as they were ...
Warming climate pushes California birds upslope
Over just the past 15 years, migratory passerine songbirds that breed in California have already shifted their range to higher elevations in response to a warming ...
Climate could claim 1 in 3 species in 50 years, study finds
About a third of plant and animal species around the world could be extinct within 50 years due to climate change, according to a study by University of Arizona ...
Bumble bee species have favorite flowers
Different species of bumble bees in the Sierra Nevada select different types of flowers, according to new research, which has conservation implications for ...
Climate change driving bumblebee declines
The likelihood of bumblebee populations surviving in a given place has declined by more than 30%, according to new research, and researchers point to climate change ...
As the climate warms, mountain goats seek remnant snow
Climate change may be affecting mountain goats’ ability to regulate their body temperatures in the summer, causing them to seek out increasingly sparse snow ...
Planning for climate change costly but necessary
Instead of protecting the current areas that species inhabit, researchers found protecting climate refugia will benefit more species in the future. But it will come ...