… and the penguins just might win.
On Tuesday, the Center for Biological Diversity (CBD) petitioned the US Fish and Wildlife Service to classify twelve kinds of penguins as “endangered” or “threatened.” The Center says the change could create legal leverage against activities that contribute to climate change or otherwise threaten the birds.
“We… believe that if and when penguins are listed,” said CBD staff attorney Kassie Siegel, “US entities that are responsible for large sources of greenhouse emissions will also be responsible for analyzing the impact of those emissions on listed species like penguins.”
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