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Emperor penguins listed as threatened under Endangered Species Act

Published October 26, 2022 at 10:11 AM PDT
The emperor penguin washed up on a beach just outside the New Zealand capital Wellington in mid-June. (Marty Melville/AFP via Getty Images)
The emperor penguin washed up on a beach just outside the New Zealand capital Wellington in mid-June. (Marty Melville/AFP via Getty Images)

Here & Now‘s Deepa Fernandes speaks with Shaye Wolf, climate science director at the Center for Biological Diversity, about emperor penguins receiving protection under the Endangered Species Act.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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