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DocumentsPage 2 Documents I have found usefull and interisting related to Whales Information Sheet: CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species) and the International Whaling Commission. CITES is one of the oldest international conservation agreements. It aims to ensure that the international trade in plants and animals occurs sustainably by regulating and monitoring it. cites.pdf 133 KB Courtesy of: http://www.defra.gov.uk/ Whales in Hot Water? The Impact of a Changing Climate on Whales, Dolphins and Porpoises: A Call For Action climatechange16ppfinallo.pdf 2.4 MB Courtesy of: http://www.panda.org/ Ice breaker - Pushing the boundaries for Whales Impacts of a 2ºC global warming on Southern Ocean whales. While it is still possible to achieve this target if we act quickly, the window of opportunity of staying below 2°C is closing fast. english_final_proof_final.pdf 3.8 MB Courtesy of: http://www.panda.org/ Hunted - A report on the cruelty of whaling By WDCS, the Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society & The Humane Society of the United States (The HSUS) The high degree of cruelty inherent in whaling has long been recognised as one of the most potent arguments against its continuation and, more recently, against the lifting of the moratorium on commercial whaling. Even in this era of smart technology, the time that a harpooned whale takes to die still ranges from a few minutes to more than an hour. humanekilling.pdf 643 KB Courtesy of:http://www.hsus.org Humpback Whales - Fact Sheets from the Conservation Education Department The humpback whale is hard to confuse with other cetaceans because of its stocky build and long white flippers. Although its scientific name Megaptera novaengliae means "big wing of New England", early whalers noticed the humped look of its back as the animals dove and the name "humpback" stuck. The humpback whale, like other whales, evolved from a land-dwelling hoofed animal. Humpback_Whales.pdf 137 KB Courtesy of: http://www.aqua.org/
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