Defenders' Experts
Wildlife Refuges and Global Warming
Global warming is the single greatest threat imperiling the National Wildlife Refuge system as a whole. Wholesale changes to ecosystems and habitats will reduce the Refuge System's ability to support wildlife and visitor programs.
Click on the orange dots on the map to learn more about how global warming will affect wildlife refuges.
Blue refuges are threatened by sea level rise resulting from melting polar ice and glaciers. Learn More
Yellow refuges are threatened by the drying up of prairie pothole ponds. Learn More
Red refuges are facing the front lines of global warming in Alaska. Learn More
Each black dot represents a National Wildlife Refuge.
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- Read our in-depth report on refuges and global warming
- Solutions to the global warming problem
- How should the government protect wildlife refuges from global warming?
Read Defenders' in-depth comments focusing on global warming and the comprehensive conservation plans for the following refuges
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