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ENDANGERED SPECIES
HARP SEALS
HARP
SEALS
PROFILE
COMMON NAME: Harp Seal
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Pagophilus groenlandicus
TYPE: Mammals
DIET: Carnivore
AVERAGE LIFE SPAN IN THE WILD: 20-30 years
SIZE: 1.6 to 1.9 meters
WEIGHT: over 180kg
SIZE RELATIVE TO A MAN:
PROFILE
Reproduction
REPRODUCTION
When the mating ends,
- Females gather in groups to give birth
- Pups are nursed by their mothers for only 12 days.
- Derives energy from its fat reserves, may lose up to 50% of its body weight, and is particularly vulnerable to predators.
Factors leads to extinction
Seal hunting
hundreds of thousands
killed each year.
(drop from 9 millions to
1 million)
Why do they become extinct?
Commercials
(mainly by Canada, Norway, Russia and Greenland)
Climate
changing
Conservation Status
A least-concern species
Conservation Status
CURRENT POPULATION TREND: Increasing
The organizations in charge of protecting SEALS
Organization
Humane Society International and the Humane Society of the United States have worked to stop Canada’s brutal commercial seal hunt.
HOW TO HELP?
SEND HELP
- Avoid injuring or distressing seals.
- Say no to any kinds of trading and report any acts of illegal poaching.
- Educate people around you
- Raise your voice and address the need for greater protection to stop "seal hunt"
- Donation and voluntary works.
- Lead a "green life"
DUGONG
FACTS
- Known as "sea cows"
- Consume more than 30 kg sea grasses /day
- Ocean’s vacuum cleaner
- Having inspired the myths behind mermaids.
DUGONG
PROFILE
PROFILE
COMMON NAME: Dugong
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Dugong dugon
TYPE: Mammals
DIET: Herbivores
AVERAGE LIFESPAN IN THE WILD: 70 years
WEIGHT: over 420 kg
LENGTH: nearly 3m
SIZE RELATIVE TO A MAN:
PRODUCTION and DEVELOPMENT
Female dugongs have one calf after a yearlong pregnancy, and the mother helps her young reach the surface and take its first breath.
A young dugong remains close to its mother for about 18 months, sometimes catching a ride on her broad back.
Production and Development
Conservation Status
CURRENT POPULATION TREND: Decreasing
THREATS
Why do they become extinct?
- Seagrass habitat loss
- Water pollution due to coastal development or industrial activities
- Victims of bycatch, the accidental entanglement in fishing nets
- Being sought for their meat, oil, skin, bones and teeth
HOW TO HELP?
SEND
HELP
- Avoid injuring or distressing dugongs.
- Prevent pollutants flowing into creeks and rivers. Avoid damaging seagrass.
- Say no to any kinds of trading and report any acts of illegal poaching.
- Educate people around you
- Raise your voice and address the need for greater protection.
- Donation and voluntary works.
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