Two iconic South Pole species, the emperor penguin and the Antarctic fur seal, have been officially declared endangered by the world’s leading conservation authority — a consequence of dramatic ...

Emperor penguins and Antarctic fur seal have both been upgraded as "Endangered" species, according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature's (IUCN) red list, owing to climate change ...

The tall black-and-white residents of Antarctica, who waddle around its icy landscape, are in peril thanks to the rapidly warming global climate. Emperor penguins go through an annual transformation ...

Emperor penguins are seeing their habitat cut back by climate change — with potentially deadly consequences – Copyright DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION/AFP Richard ...

"Penguins are already among the most threatened birds on Earth," Martin Harper, CEO of BirdLife International, said. "The emperor penguin's move to endangered is a stark warning that climate change is ...

Antarctica’s iconic emperor penguin has been deemed an endangered species as the sea ice it depends on shrinks because of rising temperatures. The penguins’ population is expected to drop by half by ...

Antarctica’s most distinctive bird species currently experiences an urgent survival challenge. The emperor penguin species from Antarctica which survives in extreme conditions has now reached ...

Two of Antarctica’s most iconic species, the emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) and the Antarctic fur seal (Arctocephalus gazella), have declined so dramatically and rapidly that they have been ...

Emperor penguins and the Antarctic fur seal were moved to the endangered species list by the international organization that tracks extinction risk to plants and animals globally. The decisions for ...

Susan Rigetti is author of three books and a former editor at The New York Times and Slate. She is a contributing Globe Opinion writer. Emperor penguins have existed in Antarctica for more than 40 ...