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Some of Ireland’s most treasured species including puffins, bluebells and bumblebees are under serious threat from climate change.
That’s according to a new global report from the World Wildlife Fund.
It’s calling on world leaders to cut greenhouse gas emissions to limit the damage.
Jamie Mainds, is a Zookeeper and Education Supervisor at Chessington Zoo in England, he says the emperor penguin is another endangered species.
“As the sea ice is melting, it is reducing the space for emperor penguins to nest and to breed but it also means that their predators can encroach closer on them so there is less space for them to get away from them with that sea ice melting.”
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By Manish Pandey
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Animals are at risk unless the government changes its Covid-19 funding for zoos, a charity has warned.
The Zoo Animals Fund was created by the government to help zoos facing financial trouble in the pandemic with £100m available.
In a letter to the Prime Minister, the British and Irish Association for Zoos and Aquariums (Biaza) says the fund has failed to provide adequate support.
It claims many zoos are unable to access the money.
Out of 300 licensed zoos, 34 have been awarded funding, with a further 23 applications being processed.
Biaza says this makes up £6m of the £100m available and major wildlife attractions such as London Zoo remain ineligible for help.