Global Climate Change: the 800-pound gorilla

I'm sure you've noticed that the media is finally starting to pick up on the importance of global climate change and the imminent need for action. What we've heard less of are the vast repercussions for wildlife and their habitat. The attached article gives a broad overview of some of the myriad of wildlife concerns caused by changes in rain and temperature patterns, such as: mass extinctions, shifting ranges in species due to their efforts to adapt, the difficulty and/or inability of some species to migrate to more suitable areas due to development or simply because they aren't mobile enough, and the havoc that will ensue in our estuaries and rivers due to changes in salinity. There is a growing field of literature on this issue, but this article hits on some of the major points. read more...