Moving species emerges as last resort as climate warms
Moving species to save them — once considered taboo — is quickly gaining traction as climate change upends habitats.
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Moving species to save them — once considered taboo — is quickly gaining traction as climate change upends habitats.
Scientists now say moving some animals to new areas where they never existed before is necessary to prevent them from disappearing. In Hawaii, scientists are moving birds from one island to another 800 kilometers away.
In a desperate effort to save a seabird species in Hawaii from rising ocean waters, scientists are moving chicks to a new island hundreds of miles away. Moving species to save them — once considered taboo — is quickly gaining traction as climate change upends habitats. Similar relocations are being…
Moving species to save them — once considered taboo — is quickly gaining traction as climate change upends habitats. Similar relocations are being suggested for birds, lizards, butterflies and even flowers.
In a desperate effort to save a seabird species in Hawaii from rising ocean waters, scientists are moving chicks to a new island hundreds of miles away.