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Emperor penguins listed as threatened under Endangered Species Act

The emperor penguin washed up on a beach just outside the New Zealand capital Wellington in mid-June. (Marty Melville/AFP via Getty Images)
The emperor penguin washed up on a beach just outside the New Zealand capital Wellington in mid-June. (Marty Melville/AFP via Getty Images)

Here & Now‘s Deepa Fernandes speaks with Shaye Wolf, climate science director at the Center for Biological Diversity, about emperor penguins receiving protection under the Endangered Species Act.

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