Heloise

= __Endangered Species Project__ =

= = = = My endangered speicies and its envirenment: Organism: the humpbackwhale measures on average 45 feet in length. the humpback whale travels in groups called pods.they migrate twice a year from Hawaii to the artic. when they have a baby called a calf it stays with its mothers protection for two years. population: the population of the humpbacked whale is 10,000 Community, ecosystem,abiotic/biotic factors: Phytho-plankton,copepod,amphipod,krill,small fish,crab,zoo plankton,orca,squid, penguin, octupus,human,herring,mackeral,caplin,snail,sandeel,scallop,seal, Euphausia superba,humpback whale the humpbackwhale measures on average 45 feet in length. the humpback whale travels in groups called pods.they migrate twice a year from Hawaii to the artic. when they have a baby called a calf it stays with its mothers protection for two years. __Food Web__ The humpback whale is a very big whale, but only eats small animals, it has to eat a lot of fish a day to be able to maintain a healthy weight. If my endangered species were taken out of the food web a lot of species would over populate and some would decline. Some of the species that would be affected would be the amphipod, copepod, phytho-plankton, krill, small fish, orca etc they would be affected because some of these species would decrease in population and some would increase in population. We cannot let the humpback whale disappear because then the whole world would be affected. Every living animal would be affected if my animal were to be taken out of the food web because it is part of one big food web were everything can get affected by one little change. special adaptations: the humpback whale is blue for camouflage has blubber to pretect from the cold greasy skin so that it is waterproof

population size: the humpback whale's population size is known by marking and recapturing. they are shot with a gun that shoots trackers into the whale. they are shot behind the fin so that it doesnt hurt them.

"HUMPBACK WHALES." //Earthtrust//. Web. 22 Mar. 2012. []. More than 80% of all marine pollution originates from land-based sources which are primarily industrial, agricultural and urban. Whale populations are coming under increasing stress from pollution Laws: 1. Operate any aircraft within 1,000 feet of a humpback whale2. Approach by any means (ie., by boat or by swimming) closer than 100 yards of any humpback whale or closer than 300 yards of a humpback mother and calf.3. Disrupt the normal behavior or activity of a humpback whale. This is considered a form of harassment.

"Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale - Explore - Marine Life - Humpback Whales." //Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary//. Web. 22 Mar. 2012. []. In 1993 it was estimated that there were 6,000 whales in the North Pacific Ocean, and that 4,000 of those came to Hawai‘i. The population is estimated to be growing at between 4% and 7% per year. Today, as many as 10,000 humpback whales