Wildlife Climate Change Winners and Losers
Not all wildlife species are losers when it comes to climate change.
Species with these characteristics may actually benefit from a warming Wisconsin:
- Have shorter amount of time between each new generation
- Are widely distributed across a number of habitats
- Are mobile and can easily re-locate to areas with suitable climate conditions
- Are habitat “generalists” rather than “specialists”
- Are not sensitive to human activity
The bottom line is that climate change threatens Wisconsin’s biodiversity of wildlife species. How could climate change affect the wildlife species you enjoy?