{"id":732,"date":"2009-06-15T09:41:19","date_gmt":"2009-06-15T14:41:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/climate411\/2009\/06\/15\/7-american-species-threatened-by-global-warming\/"},"modified":"2009-06-16T12:54:54","modified_gmt":"2009-06-16T17:54:54","slug":"7-american-species-threatened-by-global-warming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/climate411\/2009\/06\/15\/7-american-species-threatened-by-global-warming\/","title":{"rendered":"7 American Species Threatened by Global Warming"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nThe Canada lynx<\/a> is at risk because of changes to the snowpack caused by climate change.<\/p>\n

With the political debate heating up over the American Clean Energy and Security Act, it’s easy to lose sight of what the fight is about.<\/p>\n

Yes, this is about people and jobs and freeing ourselves from foreign oil and creating a clean energy economy for the 21st century. But it’s also about our natural heritage and the wildlife with which we share this planet.<\/p>\n

Species from blue whales to butterflies confront growing threats. Their habitats are rapidly changing along with the climate. Global warming is pushing nature to the brink.<\/p>\n

That’s why we launched a new campaign, Warming and Wildlife<\/a>, where we document the story through the prism of seven “ambassador species” from across America already struggling to survive.<\/p>\n

Without action, there’s a good chance these species won’t make it <\/strong>— we could lose them in our lifetimes.<\/p>\n

Our seven ambassador species are:<\/p>\n