Global warming has negative effects on wildlife too. For example, global warming leads to melting of ice caps in the north and south poles. When the ice caps melt, the natural habitat of the animals and birds living in these regions shrink. Hence all animals then vie for space with each other. In fact, the National Wildlife Federation based in USA considers global warming to be the most dangerous threat to existing wildlife in the future. The fact is that animals are not getting enough time to adapt to the new or changed environments as the global warming effects are very quick.
Many researchers feel that the polar bears will become extinct in case all icebergs melt. Polar bears travel on ice and though they are good swimmers they spend most of their time on the icebergs. The effects of global warming or seen in the oceans equally as they are seen on land. For example, the planktons and the corals in the sea get damaged when the waters become warmer than usual. There are many sea creatures who feed on the planktons and take shelter in the corals. The creatures will experience shrinkage of their living environment and may soon be left with less feedings.
The birds in the air also experience the negative effects of global warming. Since the climate changes the birds migrate later than the normal period and there are many birds that don’t fly to the south at all for living in warmer climates. The changes in global temperatures may have adverse effects on the various ecosystems of the earth. The rising levels of the oceans lead to shirking habitats of the fish. Because of global warming carbon dioxide gets trapped in the oceans because of which the acidity levels increase. Hence the oceans become poisonous which leads to further damages to the food chain.
Global warming not only poses a threat to animals but humans as well. This is because the lakes and the rivers dry up faster and hence the amount of fresh water for survival goes down considerably. We must now strive to take action for reducing the effects of global warming by using renewable sources of energy such as solar and wind instead of burning fossil fuels. Together we can make our planet a greener and cleaner place to lived in for us, the animals and all other forms of life who will survive only in their own natural habitat.