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New List Highlights Animals Threatened by Climate Change

The Wildlife Conservation Society released a list this week of some "unsung" victims of climate change , including some species that are just now beginning to feel the effects of Earth's worsening climate situation.The issue is especially timely given that world leaders are currently meeting in Copenhagen , Denmark , to brainstorm how to fight global warming. And the United Nations plans to launch the " International Year of Biodiversity" in 2010 to highlight the ongoing loss of flora and fauna species worldwide.SLIDESHOW: Animals threatened by climate changeSome of the threatened animals are:Flamingoes: This group is strongly affected by declines in the availability and quality of wetland habitat in the Caribbean, South America, Asia and Africa , where flamingoes live.Hawksbill turtles: The biology of these ocean-dwelling reptiles depends strongly on the temperature of their environment. As oceans become warmer, more female than male turtles are born, skewing the sex ratio and endange...

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