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Climate change endangers elephants, study says
2013-01-28 13:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
PhysOrg: By making new use of historical records, scientists have shown that climate change could have a greater impact on Myanmar's elephants' dwindling numbers than previously thought. Hannah Mumby from the University of Sheffield, who led the study, found that the already endangered species faces further struggle as even the slightest temperature change can lower their chances of survival dramatically. Climate change leaves the animals at risk of drought, disease and death as the heat causes freshwater...
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