Tuesday, December 9, 2008

Global warming vs. Moose

They said that while disease, parasites, predation and other factors all contribute to moose mortality in northern Minnesota -- on the extreme southern fringe of this historic moose range -- heat stress from a documented rise in temperatures appears to be the root cause of the decline.

- Star Tribune (link here)

1 comment:

Elizabeth said...

Have you heard about the baby penguins?

Warmer temperatures lead to more rain, not snow, and when the temperature drops at night, the wet downy chicks freeze over. Freezing rain is not any better for baby penguins than it is for eaves.