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Depletion Of Artic Hunt Areas Forces Polar Bears To Eat Seabirds' Eggs
A study published in the Royal Society Open Science journal has revealed that polar bears are forced to eat seabirds' eggs instead of seals, their usual prey. Reportedly, this dietary adaptation is driven by the climate change-led global warming that is shrinking the Artic hunting areas. Forced to hunt on the mainland, bears are also invading human-inhabited land. Notably, only 25,000 polar bears are left in the world.
Tags: Polar bears, global warming, Extinct animals, Climate crisis
Courtesy: India Today
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IUCN Red List Marks All Freshwater Dolphins As 'Threatened'
In its updated ‘Red List’, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has marked all the five freshwater Dolphins species as ‘threatened with extinction.’ The IUCN has cited incidental mortality in fishing gear, river pollution and construction of dams as the reason. Reportedly, the freshwater dolphin species include Ganga, Tucuxi, Indus, Irrawaddy and Amazon. While the Tucuxi was moved from data deficient to endangered, IUCN… read-more
Tags: Dolphins, Amazon, Indus, Ganga, Extinct animals, IUCN, Depletion, dams, Pollution
Courtesy: DownToEarth
