According to the @usfws, we are getting closer every day to completely wiping out one of the most charismatic species on this planet – the emperor penguin. ⁠ ⁠ “This listing reflects the growing extinction crisis,” Martha Williams, the @usfws Director, said as the agency gave the iconic seabird protection under the Endangered Species Act. “Climate change is having a profound impact on species around the world.”⁠ ⁠ Stephanie Jenouvrier, a scientist with @WHOI, added that “if we manage to take action, and especially action now, we can still avoid extinction.”⁠ ⁠ Join 245,000 others around the world by demanding that #CCAMLR member countries act now to #ProtectAntarctica at the link in bio.