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Global warming threatens Michigan wildlife, says NWF

A polar bear on thin ice
Photo courtesy of Joel Garlich-Miller, USFWS
A polar bear on thin ice

The National Wildlife Federation says climate change and global warming are threatening a number of Michigan species.

The environmental group says there are clear signs of trouble for native species that need cooler weather to reproduce.

That includes brook trout, lake sturgeon, and moose.

The Federation's Brenda Archambo says it's time to stop treating global warming as a political issue.

"There are, sadly, a number of people who have decision-making authority that continue to refuse to put solutions in place that actually can change the course we are on," Archambo says. "And we are out of time."

The report says climate change threatens many other species around the world – including tigers, polar bears, penguins, peregrine falcons, sea turtles, ducks, lynx, and snowshoe hares.

Tracy Samilton covers energy and transportation, including the auto industry and the business response to climate change for Michigan Public. She began her career at Michigan Public as an intern, where she was promptly “bitten by the radio bug,” and never recovered.
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