Emperor Penguins, Fur Seals Endangered; Climate Change Blamed

0:00It's April 9th. Welcome to Sydney News Today, powered by AI. The International Union for Conservation of Nature just updated its red list. And now Emperor Penguins and Antarctic First Seals are both classified as, endangered, mainly because of climate change messing with their habitats and food. Emperor Penguins, the biggest penguin species, dropped from near-thrend due to early sea ice break-up, which drowns or freezes their chicks, and disrupts breeding scientists predict the population could have by the 2018's. Meanwhile, Antarctic first-seal numbers have plunged over 50% in the last 26 years, from about 2,187. Thousand mature seals in 1999, down to 944,000 last year, all tied to less krill from warmer oceans and shrinking ice. Southern elephant seals got bumped to vulnerable too. It hard by the deadly H5N1 bird flu, that's wiping out up to 90% of puffs in.

1:00Some spots, like hundreds, found dead on herd island. Experts are sounding the alarm for quick cuts in greenhouse gases and better protections, like specially protected status ahead of next months. Antarctic talks to keep these icons from sliding toward extinction.