WASHINGTON — Two iconic polar species — the emperor penguin and the Antarctic fur seal — could be moving toward extinction, according to a new assessment from an international organization. The ...

The emperor penguin population could be cut in half by the 2080s, IUCN predicted. The Antarctic fur seal population was already halved between 2000 and 2026, the agency noted. Experts attributed the ...

Two of Antarctica's most iconic animals are officially considered Endangered. They join a lengthy list of over 48,600 plant and animal species on the IUCN's Red List of Threatened Species, following ...

The iconic emperor penguin and the Antarctic fur seal are edging closer to extinction, according to a projection by the world's largest environmental network. The International Union for Conservation ...

(NEW YORK) -- The status of several threatened species has been downgraded to endangered, and climate change is to blame, according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature. The Red List ...