Narwhals more at risk to Arctic warming than polar bears

April 25th, 2008 By SETH BORENSTEIN, AP Science Writer Narwhals more at risk to Arctic warming than polar bears (AP)

This photo released by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shows a pod of narwhals from northern Canada on Aug. 19, 2005. Although the polar bear has become an icon of global warming vulnerability, a new study found an Arctic mammal that may be even more at risk: the narwhal. The study found the whale with the long tusk ranked just ahead of the polar bear and nine other animals. (AP Photo/NOAA, Kristin Laidre)

(AP) -- The polar bear has become an icon of global warming vulnerability, but a new study found an Arctic mammal that may be even more at risk to climate change: the narwhal.



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