Date: May 17, 2018
Source: University of Exeter
Many of the European mammals
whose habitat is being destroyed by climate change are not able to find new
places to live elsewhere.
30 of the 62 mammal species in
the University of Exeter study will have their habitat substantially affected
by climate change, but don't have the traits that could allow them to colonise
a new habitat somewhere else in Europe.
These included at-risk species
such as the wolverine (classified as "vulnerable" in Europe), and others
not classified as under threat, such as the Eurasian elk, the Iberian wild goat
and the Pyrenean chamois.
Most current assessments do not
take account of climate change and species' ability to react, and the
researchers say this means many species may be at greater risk than their
official status shows.
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