Veronica Allen

#39canimals | An account to share my research for my animal science writing course— looking into penguin communication and how climate change effects them

[Paul Dawson 📚 @PaulEDawson]

The rate of loss is now in line with the Intergovernmental Panel's worst-case scenarios on Climate Change.

Over the period studied, the rate of ice loss accelerated by 57%, from 0.8tn tonnes a year in the 1990s to 1.2tn tonnes a year by 2017. https://t.co/r04XoHCgKB

[Veronica Allen @vcallen13]

using less single use plastic to decrease plastic pollution; and donating to organizations that help with oil spills. #39canimals

[Veronica Allen @vcallen13]

When looking at grassroots solutions to conserving the penguin species, focusing on climate change can be a bit difficult, so some sources believe it better to focus on other added threats they face. This includes: supporting sustainable fisheries to avoid overfishing;

[Veronica Allen @vcallen13]

find out more about the benefits of carbon pricing by following this link to the UNFCC website

https://t.co/va7aRbT5Wt

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Improvements in policies involving carbon pricing can provide the greatest solution and the UNFCCC agrees stating, “Putting a price on carbon is widely seen as the most cost-effective and flexible way to achieve emission reduction” (About Carbon).

[Veronica Allen @vcallen13]

these are some current countries with taxes on carbon

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check out this link for more info on the Paris Agreement https://t.co/1ccAAlXVT6

[Veronica Allen @vcallen13]

A key aspect to solutions of climate change is regulation of greenhouse gas emissions through policy. An international approach to this comes through the Paris Agreement of 2016. The goal of the treaty is to prevent a 2°C warming of the environment through…

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nationally determined conditions. The National Climate Task Force will be releasing the US’s ambitions goals soon. #39canimals

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https://t.co/aosmKnoqHb

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Climate change also leads to the rising of ocean temperatures and ocean acidification, whoa here has negative effects on penguin food supply,like krill and small fish.

part of this article gives more information on how this decline in food sources hurts penguin populations…

[Veronica Allen @vcallen13]

Climate change is a huge threat to penguin populations all over the globe, but it disproportionately affects species found in Antarctica. This is because they are heavily dependent on sea ice for survival, and with global warming, ice is melting rapidly

https://t.co/zxvYQTnAN2

[Veronica Allen @vcallen13]

thank you for bringing this up! knowing how species affect the environments around them is such an important thing to understand when looking at animal issues! #39canimals

[Abdullah Awad @wr39_c]

#39canimals The population of sharks is declining faster than it is growing - because of the nature of how sharks mature - and “if the sharks disappear, the little fish explode in population, because nothing's eating them. Pretty soon..." (1/2) https://t.co/4CicP9bm9w

[Veronica Allen @vcallen13]

These kinds of impacts can also be felt by penguin species! this shows how truly global this problem is #39canimals

[Cuiwen Zhou @wendybirdz]

Climate change has both DIRECT and INDIRECT impacts on the survival of chimpanzees. Not only that extreme weathers destroy their homes, it also makes the niches unsuitable for their survival. Check out the article to learn more about it! #39canimals
https://t.co/hDtTLQ9xgt

[Veronica Allen @vcallen13]

It’s so sad to hear that despite progress with this issue in the past, threats are still extremely prevalent. I truly don’t understand how people want to harm these beautiful animals #39canimals

[Veronica Allen @vcallen13]

I definitely agree with you on this! “Bird Brain” really changed my opinions!! I had always thought of birds as “stupid” and “insignificant”, when in fact, they give so much valuable information on both animal intelligence #39canimals

[Veronica Allen @vcallen13]

This is so great! Education is such an important part of changing animal-human relations and I love how this organization focuses on establishing good relationships with children #39canimals

[Veronica Allen @vcallen13]

For problems such as this, I feel like awareness is a very important aspect to finding solutions! The public can support fisheries that are sustainable in vulnerable ocean waters #39canimals

[Vivian Vu @vu_viviann]

#39canimals Through @Oceana work in the courtrooms, they were able to ban industrial fishers and Shell from the Arctic: “Many of their legal campaigns garner support from the public, making their case stronger.” Help @Oceana decrease noise pollution!!
https://t.co/s86VAmK4YN

[Veronica Allen @vcallen13]

I also had no idea how involved in twitter the science community is! It’s so cool that they are able to share their research with a greater audience #39canimals

[Daniel Hyun @DanielHyun13]

#WhatIlearnedin39c I learned that Twitter is as effective at finding information as search engines like Google. Many of the problems and solutions I found on elephants came primarily from animal conservation accounts on Twitter. Twitter has certainly changed my mind as just a...

[Veronica Allen @vcallen13]

deforestation is a direct loss of habitat for tree dwelling animals, but it can also be an indirect loss. It can lead to an increase in carbon dioxide in the air, which is a greenhouse gas that causes global warming. Polar and arctic habitats suffer from this warming #39canimals

[Serena Wu @serena_jyou]

#39canimals deforestation for economic purposes like farming and factories is another cause of the spider monkey population loss. It is hard to find a balance between biodiversity and convenience for humans.