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Will Climate Change Ruin a Species’ Chance at Survival?

1,479 views · Published 25 September 2017 · 3:24 · Indexed 26 October 2026

Channel: UC Davis · 2017 · Science & Technology

UC Davis researcher, Kristin Aquilino, is committed to saving the white abalone from extinction. For several years, she's raised about 30,000 animals, with hope of releasing them back into the wild to repopulate the species. But, because of climate change, is it all for nothing?

Read More: https://www.ucdavis.edu/climate/news/endangered-white-abalone-program-yields-biggest-spawning-success-yet
http://www.washingtonpost.com/sf/brand-connect/ucdavis/will-climate-change-ruin-the-white-abalones-last-chance-at-survival/

#Extinction | #Biodiversity | #Research | #ClimateChange

Video Description:  Aerial shots exhibit cerulean seas trimmed with white foam, gently lapping the edge of a lone island.  A text overlay explains the need to fight white abalone extinction.  Shots display an artificial water habitat with abalones clinging to the side of the tanks and researchers examining different creatures in the ocean.  Kristin Aquilino outlines how they aim to replenish the white abalone population with clips showing researchers pipetting water and bending over buckets during the white abalone spawning process.  Dan Sweezy explains how climate change is complicating their work, as they search for specimens that can resist the high water acidity of the sea.  More clips show Aquilino smiling with her family, and the video closes with a silhouette of her standing next to her husband and daughter, as well as one last shot of the ocean.

Will Climate Change Ruin a Species’ Chance at Survival?

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