Disappearing Species
With climate change come changes within our animal species. Some species could become endangered or even extinct by the year 2030. Here are seven that could disappear forever if climate change isn’t controlled.
1. American Goldfinch: These little yellow and black birds could disappear entirely from 33 states depending on the CO2 emissions.
2. Bull Trout: Since they thrive in most glacier-fed streams, unless they are transported physically they won’t be able to survive and may be gone from the lower 48 states by the end of the century.
3. Warbler: Due to the hotter summers, the warbler has shifted its breeding to the north about 65 miles in order to survive in the last 24 years.
4. Sonoran Pronghorn: This desert antelope is already endangered and will be completely gone if situations continue, by 2050, due to lack of food, water and even thermal stress on the animal.
5. Cutthroat Trout: This fish survive in cooler waters and with the warming streams it will send this trout north out of Utah and the mountain streams around. 10 percent of the U.S. trout habitat will be gone by 2030.
6. Moose: Today there are fewer than 400 moose roaming the northern areas. Warmer summers cause the moose to be prone to parasites and due to this it will cause lower birth rates of the moose overall.
7. Bighorn Sheep: Lack of rainfall and temperature increase has caused a 37 percent decrease in the bighorn population. The bighorn sheep will disappear if the temperatures continue to rise in the next 60 years.
*Natural and Sustainable Living Tip: Growing grass helps to prevent the buildup of gasses. Switchgrass, which has been looked into for Biofuels production lately, helps store large amounts of carbon within the soil itself. This prevents in from being released into the atmosphere where it can cause even more damage.
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