Climate crisis amplifies threat to migra • Table.Briefings

Narwhals are particularly vulnerable to the consequences of climate change.

Migrating animal species are increasingly threatened with extinction, with a major driver being climate change.

According to the first UN report on Migratory Species, more than one-fifth of migratory animal species, including almost all migratory fish, are at risk of extinction. Migratory species are those that regularly travel long distances, including green turtles, European eels, African penguins and classic migratory birds such as storks.

Climate crisis amplifies threat to migratory animal species

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