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Between snowy winters and holiday songs, many animals come to mind during Christmas.
There are polar bears wearing Santa hats and red-nosed reindeer pulling Santa’s sleigh. Turtle doves and the partridge in a pear tree are also immortalized in the song “The Twelve Days of Christmas.”
But climate change and habitat loss are taking a toll on many beloved animals we associate with the holiday.
by Kristine Sabillo
https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2024/12/as-polar-ice-caps-melt-how-are-christmas-animals-faring/.
#ClimateChange #climate #endangered_species #habitat
There are polar bears wearing Santa hats and red-nosed reindeer pulling Santa’s sleigh. Turtle doves and the partridge in a pear tree are also immortalized in the song “The Twelve Days of Christmas.”
But climate change and habitat loss are taking a toll on many beloved animals we associate with the holiday.
by Kristine Sabillo
https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2024/12/as-polar-ice-caps-melt-how-are-christmas-animals-faring/.
#ClimateChange #climate #endangered_species #habitat