Issues: Global Warming

All Documents in Global Warming Tagged species protection

Global Warming Threatens Wildlife
Climate change threatens species from your backyard to the Arctic.

Index
Global warming is pushing wildlife over the brink. From melting sea-ice throughout the Arctic to increases in infectious diseases and loss of food, evidence of the impacts of global warming on wildlife is mounting. This index collects fact sheets on global warming's effects on threatened species.

Documents Tagged species protection in All Issue Sections

Whale Songs in the City
News
Whales have been recorded singing near New York harbor, but noise pollution puts them at risk.
Protecting Whales from Dangerous Sonar
News
NRDC intensifies the campaign to secure precautions against military sonar's deadly effects.
Reviving Our Oceans
Changing the way we think about and manage our oceans can help avert a crisis.

Overview
Changing the way we think about and manage our oceans can help avert a crisis.
Porpoise in Peril
Help protect the most endangered small marine mammal in the world

Fact Sheet
NRDC is working to prevent the extinction of the vaquita marina (Phocoena sinus), the world’s smallest porpoise and now its most endangered small marine mammal. The main threat to vaquitas is the accidental entanglement in nets set for fish and shrimp that is exported from Mexico to U.S. consumers. Immediate action must be taken to protect this critically endangered porpoise.

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