According to IPBES, nearly one million animal and plant species are at risk of extinction. As of 2024, the IUCN Red List includes over 14,000 species as threatened due to climate change.
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Here Are 5 Animals Disappearing Due to Climate Change:
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Bramble Cay Melomys
The Bramble Cay melomys was a small rodent native to the tiny Bramble Cay island in Australia’s Great Barrier Reef. Sadly, the rising sea level led to its extinction.
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Golden Toads
The golden toad's survival and reproduction depended heavily on just the right amount of rainfall. Unfortunately, shifting weather patterns made their reproduction impossible, leading to their extinction.
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Corals
Corals provide habitat and shelter for over a quarter of all marine life. Unfortunately, it is declining faster due to mass bleaching events, disease outbreaks, rising ocean temperatures and increased ocean acidification.
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Chinook Salmon
Reduced snowfall, glacier melt and rising ocean temperatures are disrupting the salmon's life cycle, due to which they are listed as endangered under the Endangered Species Act.
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Green Sea Turtles
Rising temperatures during egg incubation on nesting beaches are causing overall population instability and imbalances in sex ratio. Currently, they are listed as endangered on the IUCN Red List.