Lately we have all been hearing about the drastic climate change. Researchers say that this climate change has come from global warming and the outstanding amounts of carbon emission. The climate change effects more than just the people living on earth. It also effects the animal.
This is true for the swans that usually spend their winter in the UK. Instead they are going to stay in Siberia because of the climate change. It has made the region in Siberia these birds stay in warm enough for them to survive in the winter. Bewick’s swans are usually found in the wetlands around England in late October however flocks have been arriving later every year. This year it is feared that these endangered birds, which are the smallest species of swan found in the UK, will come back to the UK at all since it is now warm enough to stay in Siberia.
Bewick’s swans can also be seen the Severn estuary at Nene Washes in Cambridgeshire, and Martin Mere in Lancashire. The breed is already on the amber list, due to their loss of habitat. A Greenpeace spokesman said the species are just the latest birds to be affected by this growing climate change. He also said: “Temperatures have risen dramatically in the Arctic with profound implications for everyone on Earth. We’ve already seen the ice melting up there. Now we’ve got more evidence that something very peculiar is happening. Britain has a big part to play in fighting climate change. Over the next few months the Government should block plans for new coal-fired power stations and the expansion of Heathrow airport.”
I think that it is very important the we act now and do something about this progressvie climate change. If we do not it will not only harm the people living in this world, but also the animals. It can negatively effect species of animals that are already endangered. And it might also cause mroe species to become endangered. If we don’t do something about it now there may not be any animals left.
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Source: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/main.jhtml?xml=/earth/2008/10/28/easwans128.xml
