Climate change threatens 10 animals

Human-induced climate change threatens over 1,400 endangered species, a 2014 report by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) said. Animals that have specialized eating or breeding habits are particularly vulnerable. IUCN listed the 10 animals unlikely to survive a drastically-changed climate as the following: emperor penguin, giant panda, koala, North Atlantic right whale, clownfish, orangutan, ringed seals, pawikan, staghorn coral, and polar bear. The fate of these animals and the entire human race will depend on the climate change conference that will be held in Paris in December 2015. During this meeting, world leaders will try to forge a legally-binding plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to keep global temperatures from rising.

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