Scientists studying the impact of retreating sea ice on emperor penguins in Antarctica say the bird populations have fallen 22%, far worse than they initially thought, and the species could approach extinction by 2100.

Emperor penguin population decline worse than predicted, according to study

Scientists studying the impact of retreating sea ice on emperor penguins in Antarctica say the bird populations have fallen 22%, far worse than they initially thought, and the species could approach extinction by 2100.