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Endangered species

We’re losing the race to save the emperor penguin

The International Union for Conservation of Nature has placed emperor penguins in the endangered species list with some predicting they could be extinct by the end of the century. Can anything be done to halt their decline?

 

Writer: Jonathan Lewis

Producer: Amalie Sortland

Host: Jonathan Lewis

Episode photography: Sofia Fenton

Executive Producer: Matt Russell

Clips: CBS News

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