Wildlife and Weather

Wildlife and Weather Update
A resource interpreting the impact of seasonal conditions on wildlife.

Here's a roundup of some recent stories on spring migration and how wildlife is impacted by weather and climate.

• Songbirds fly faster than thought during migration. Check to see what birds are showing up in your region.
• Climate change in Florida is having some clear impacts on wildlife. 
• Will introducing heat-tolerant algae save coral reefs from rising ocean temperatures?
• Get the latest updates on migrating western and eastern whooping crane flocks.
• Flowering plants have moved to higher elevations in the Arizona mountains to find suitable climate.
• Data from citizen scientists are being used to understand phenology.
• U.S. birds are struggling to survive habitat loss and climate change.
• Arctic sea ice is slower to form in 2009 than previous years.
• The decline in sea ice at the poles is already affecting wildlife. In the Arctic, polar bears are getting smaller, denning on land and becoming cannabalistic. In Antarctica, emperor penguin populations predicted to plummet by the end of the century.