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Polar Bears
Reduction in sea ice diminishes hunting grounds leading to decreased body condition and lower cub survival rates.
Coral Reefs
Higher ocean temperatures cause coral bleaching and increased ocean acidification leads to weakened coral structures.
Monarch Butterflies
Warmer temperatures impact migration patterns and disrupt the timing of food plant availability.
Adélie Penguins
Declining Antarctic sea ice reduces the availability of krill, their primary food source, affecting their breeding success.
Sea Turtles
Rising temperatures influence sex ratios at hatching (more females) and lead to habitat loss through beach erosion.
Koalas
Increased heatwaves and droughts lead to dehydration and loss of eucalyptus habitat, which is critical for their survival.
North Atlantic Right Whales
Warming seas shift prey distributions, causing whales to change migration routes, leading to increased ship strikes.
Bumblebees
Higher temperatures are pushing populations northward and leading to declines in southern regions of their ranges.
American Pika
Sensitive to heat, pikas are moving to higher altitudes with cooler temperatures, reducing their habitat range.
Ringed Seals
Declining ice cover reduces their habitat for rearing pups, leading to decreased pup survival.
Golden Toads
Extinct possibly due to climate change increasing cloud cover in its mountainous habitat that reduced temperatures and increased moisture.
Snow Leopards
Climate-induced shifts in prey populations and alpine habitat range can lead to reduced food availability.
Giant Pandas
Warming may alter the distribution of bamboo forests, affecting food security for these specialized herbivores.
Atlantic Cod
Warming ocean temperatures affect cod populations by disrupting spawning and leading to food web alterations.
Mountain Gorillas
Warming climate could alter the vegetation of their montane forest habitat, impacting food sources and habitat structure.
Emperor Penguins
Dependent on sea ice for breeding, climate change can lead to unsuccessful reproduction and chick mortality.
Australian Brush-turkey
Temperature increases have led to changes in reproductive behavior, with mounds being built earlier in the season.
Walruses
Loss of sea ice forces walruses to use land resting sites, leading to overcrowding and increased mortality from stampedes.
Arctic Foxes
As the Arctic warms, red foxes expand their range northward, leading to competition and diminished resources for Arctic foxes.
Salmon
Warmer river temperatures and increased droughts can impact spawning success and reduce suitable freshwater habitat.
Joshua Trees
Increased temperature and decreased precipitation affect seedling survival, threatening these trees' long-term persistence.
Florida Manatee
Warming waters may impact manatee behavior and distribution, also intensified algal blooms can degrade their habitat.
Clouded Leopards
Deforestation driven by climate change exacerbates habitat loss, leading to decreased population sizes.
Bearded Vultures
Changes in snowpack and carcass availability due to warming affect their food resources and breeding success.
Orangutans
Climate-induced changes in fruiting patterns impact food availability, which in turn affects reproductive rates.
Quiver Trees
Succulent plants like quiver trees are affected by increasing temperatures that exceed their tolerance limits.
African Elephants
Droughts and changes in vegetation patterns affect water and food availability for these megafauna.
Sea level rise
Rising sea levels threaten to inundate nesting habitats for shoreline-dependent species like turtles and seabirds.
Bengal Tigers
Rising sea levels and increased cyclonic activity in the Sundarbans threaten these tigers' low-lying habitat.
Albatrosses
Changing wind patterns affect their foraging efficiency, which can lead to lower breeding success.
African Wild Dogs
Higher temperatures lead to heat avoidance behavior, restricting their hunting activity and reducing their success.
European Honey Bees
Climate change affects flowering times, which may lead to mismatches between bees and the availability of nectar and pollen.
Narwhals
Melting sea ice affects their habitat and may increase exposure to predation and human interference.
Great White Sharks
Changes in sea temperature can shift their distribution and modify their migration patterns, affecting predator-prey dynamics.
Krill
Warmer oceans and reduced ice cover in the Antarctic are affecting krill populations, impacting the entire food web.
Tropical Frogs
Higher temperatures and changing precipitation patterns can lead to increased susceptibility to disease and altered reproductive timings.
Elk
Climate change alters plant phenology, which can affect the timing of food availability for these herbivores.
Red Knots
The timing of their migration is affected by climate change, which can lead to misalignment with peak prey abundance at stopover sites.
Saguaro Cacti
Increased temperatures and prolonged drought may reduce growth and reproductive potential of these desert icons.
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