(Image: Andrzej Krause)
See a gallery of animals endangered by climate change
I HAVE a problem with the polar bear – or at least with its status as an icon for the perils of global warming. Sure, this magnificent animal is being assailed by rising temperatures and vanishing habitat. But when it comes to convincing people of the need for action on climate change, the threat to the polar bear doesn’t come close to representing the urgency of the situation.
A much greater danger is faced by the thousands of species – including many large, photogenic mammals – living in tropical…
