Nowhere to Run: Climate Change and Wildlife

Name: _________________________________       Date: _____________

Hardly a week goes by without news of the effects of climate change, including melting glaciers and sea ice, record-smashing heat waves and drought, and wild weather. Wildlife is feeling the heat, too. In this activity, you'll take a close look at how. Go to Global Warming: Early Warning Signs. Read the description of fingerprints and harbingers just below the map.

1. What's the difference between fingerprints and harbingers of climate change? Give three examples of each.
   
   
   
   
2. Click the link for harbingers. For this activity, we'll focus on range shifts and population changes. Scroll to the description of this harbinger. How is it linked to global warming?
   
   
   
   
3. Take a look at how this harbinger is affecting wildlife in North America. Click on each numbered range shift hotspot icon on the map to complete the chart below.
   

   Hotspot Number	Location	Description
   28
   31
   33
   34
   35
   36
   38
   114
   115
   116

   
   
4. Review the information you collected. What can you conclude about how climate change is affecting wildlife in North America?
   
   
   
   
5. Read the summary below the North America map. Give four other examples of how climate change is affecting the continent.