Mar 28, 2025
Climate change is wreaking havoc on ecosystems across the globe, and impacting the wildlife devastatingly. Global Warming is melting ice caps, and causing habitat loss, impacting the animals and also making survival difficult for many species. Here are 10 such species.
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Arctic foxes rely on cold environments for shelter and hunting. As the Arctic warms, they are losing their habitat to the red fox, which lives in warmer conditions, threatening their survival.
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Koalas are vulnerable due to habitat loss and bushfires that have gone from bad to worse by climate change. These fires, along with higher temperatures, reduce their eucalyptus tree habitats, critical for their survival.
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Mountain gorillas face habitat loss due to deforestation and changing weather patterns. Warmer temperatures lead to a decline in their food supply and bring more diseases from other species.
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Bald eagles are impacted by climate change as extreme weather events disrupt their nesting sites. Additionally, changes in the fish population due to rising temperatures affect their primary food source.
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Monarch butterflies depend on milkweed for feeding and breeding. Rising temperatures and changing weather patterns affect their migratory routes and the availability of their food source.
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Amphibians are highly sensitive to climate fluctuations, due to this, the Golden Toad is extinct, and other species are endangered due to habitat loss and changing rainfall patterns, leading to increased fungal infections.
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Penguin species, particularly the Emperor penguin, face challenges from melting Antarctic ice. With shrinking ice, they lose breeding and feeding grounds, putting pressure on their populations.
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Sea turtles are vulnerable due to rising sea levels and temperature fluctuations. Warmer sand temperatures hamper the hatchling sex ratios, and higher ocean temperatures cause a loss to their food sources.
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Coral reefs are also very sensitive to temperatures. Ocean warming causes coral bleaching, compromising the corals and leading to massive deaths, drastically affecting marine biodiversity.
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Polar bears depend on sea ice to hunt seals. When temperatures increase, the ice melts sooner in the year, and it becomes more difficult for them to locate food, leading to challenging survival for these bears.
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