🌿 Hey there, fellow nature lovers! Big news from the Land of the Long White Cloud—New Zealand's unique wildlife is under threat from climate change!
Scientists are sounding the alarm after a recent study published on Friday revealed that New Zealand's species are among the most vulnerable to climate-induced extinction. 😢
\"The study is impressive and very sobering,\" said Nic Rawlence, director of the Otago Palaeogenetics Laboratory at the University of Otago. He emphasized that the nation's globally unique biodiversity is at serious risk due to human-induced climate change.
\"New Zealand has been singled out. We are in the climate firing line, and the government needs to listen,\" Rawlence urged. 📢
The groundbreaking study, based on a global analysis of 30 years of research and published in the prestigious journal Science, found that under a projected 2.7 degrees Celsius of global warming, one in 20 species will be at risk of extinction globally, with amphibians particularly vulnerable.
This means our precious kiwi birds, tuatara, and other unique creatures might be in danger if we don't act soon! 🐦🦎
It's a wake-up call for all of us to step up our game against climate change. Let's protect New Zealand's amazing wildlife for future generations! 💪🌏
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New Zealand wildlife highly vulnerable to climate-driven extinction
cgtn.com
