Narwhals
By: Jaron Crosson
What Is A Narwhal
A Monodon monoceros commonly know as a narwhal is a medium sized whale that has a tusk from it's canine tooth. They get up to 17 feet long and also can weigh up to 4200 pounds.
Where they live
Narwhals live near the northern polar area. They live in the ocean near places like Greenland, Canada, and Russia.
Food Web
Narwhals are Carnivores, they eat things like polar/arctic cod, squid, Greenland halibut, and shrimp. They get hunted my animals such as polar bears and orcas.
Why They Are Endangered
Climate Change
Climate change has the changed the size and thickness of ice that the narwhals use to survive.
Ocean Noise
Things like shipping, military activities and many other things can cause interference with communications with whales because they depend on sound to find food, to find a mate, and to navigate.
Oil And Gas Development
Oil and gas development may lead to the increase of shipping, which will then lead to more noise pollution. It also has an increase on possibilities of and oil/gas spills.
What You Can Do/ Should We Recommend
You can help by donating to a charity that helps these creatures. You can also try helping by going green and using less that will in the long run harm there habitat.
I think we should consider keeping more in captivity. I think we should do this because I think it will help the population increase.