Gray whale population crashes amid climate-driven starvation

The Eastern Pacific Gray Whale, which was once considered a protection success story, is now disappearing – Sue Arnold, a still warning of climate chaos.

Climate change claims the first whale victim. East Pacific California gray whale The population collapses-dying from the background-zorlu levels from the roof, there is no government action.

A Last report He expressed the current reality by three experienced biologists with important gray whale expertise – without ending fossil fuel emissions and projects, it is a fact that will definitely be limited to history.

Scientists described whales as the primary indicator type for the health of our ocean and coastline. The worrying report of biologists details the collapse of a disaster population. The last estimate of 13,000 animals is less than half of the 27,000 population ten years ago.

One open letter Written by gray whale biologists:

‘Gray whales show excessive symptoms of stress with non -important deaths, reduced reproductive, increased proportion of malnutated whales and changes in feeding behavior. The result was a rapid decline in numbers … ‘

Report Noaa fishing The number of gray whales has decreased to approximately 13,000 – the lowest since the 1970s – and this year after passing through Central California, only 85 calfs have seen at least since the beginning of 1994. Noaaa ‘Low calf numbers since 2019 show that production is too low for the population to recoil’.

Alisa Schulman-JanigerLeading the annual gray whale census near Los Angeles, defined Situation:

“The lowest numbers so far have the lowest and the whales we have seen have been extremely weak. There are even visible shoulder knives and swollen ribs with vertebrae. This is just terrible.”

Gray whales are not present in the southern hemisphere. Sea areas extend from Mexico to Chukchi, Bering and Beaufort seas. Annual migration is any mammal covering approximately 19,312 kilometers. Gray whales are one of the oldest Bales whales that have been living in the oceans for nearly 30 million years.

Gray whale populations were historically found on both sides of the North Atlantic and on both sides of the North Pacific. Today only one applicable race survived – East North Pacific Gray Whale -hanging by the skin of the teeth that does not exist literally. In the 1800s, whales were almost disappearing with commercial whale hunting. Chukchi Sea and federal approval USA Makah tribe Killing two to three gray whales per year, potentially approaching the extinction drivers.

According to three scientists, two groups will hunt 140 whales per year. International Whale Hunting Commission (IWCBetween 2019-2025, the unused part of a strike quota was moved forward and added to the annual strike quota for gray whales for gray whales taken by the indigenous people of Chukotka and Washington.

Humpback is roughly the same size with whales, gray can live up to 80 years of age. Scientific names, Eschrichtius RobustusIt is the recognition of the survival ability of whales.

Gray whale mothers, nicknamed “Devil Fish”, strongly protect their calves. Whales are also friendly to people. Inside Baja Mexico lagunasTourists come from all over the world, rare about touching the whales that bring young people to small pangs escaping from reservations.

These whales are drawn, caressing, sometimes they like to stay by Pangas for hours. This is an extraordinary feeling – an intense intercreation communication that challenges logic – also increases deep emotions. This is a spiritual experience when a gray whale eye looks deep in human eyes.

The administrations of both the Republican and Democratic parties refused to stubbornly reject gray whales. Endangered Species Law. The whales, which were launched as an environmental success story, constantly rejected the legal protection provided by the law and left them significantly vulnerable to any threat.

In spite of disasters, including several great unknown mortality events (FiberAs described by the US authorities, the “Sky Skin Whales” ongoing evidence, whales stuck in crab pots, military and seismic low-frequency sonar, significant fasting, ship strikes and hunting-hunting-bumps survived and increased. However, in recent years, there have been great population accidents.

Ume 2018 – 2023 It contained 690 gray whale wire from Alaska to Mexico. Malnutrition was the common cause of death. An earlier ume 1999-2000 It created a high mortality similar to 650 whales triggered by unusual environmental conditions in the North Pole.

With the political words that should never be mentioned in Australia, the influence of climate change in Australia experienced the same censorship by both administrations that caused the gray whale population to collapse. Fossil fuel and folding carbon emissions are the primary reason – the legislation of governments that reject any important action to end fossil fuel projects and to ensure an upgraded environmental legislation on climate effects.

Effects on Gray Whales defined As code:

‘… linked to changes in sea ice cover and gray whale hunting. These effects for hunting have probably caused malnutrition, decrease in birth rates, and mortality documented in elevated wires observed during UME. ‘

. open letter He warns the following three gray whale biologists:

The most likely reason for this awaiting crisis is the major -scale ecosystem change in the subcontract and arctic feeding areas, which are critical for most of the ENP gray whale population. Previous research proposed a connection between the number of gray whales and changes in the Arctic Sea ice. At that time, it was believed that it was the primary environmental factor that affected the growth of the population. Recent research shows that in the North Pole of the whales, it may face unprecedented climate -Chang – conditions that affect the annual existence of hunting species, and forced the population to adapt to conditions that it has never experienced before.

Actually, step loss sea ice cover It was a disaster for the sea environment caused by a heated North Pole. Detritus from melting ice is necessary to feed the sea base organisms, phytoplankton and the bentic community. Not only for gray whales, but for others, there is an increasingly limited hunt sea species Plankton and bentic depends on the amphipod community.

Gray whales are expert feeders that are not a significant substitution for amphipods to which species are connected. In addition, Krill, mysid and sometimes small fish eat, but they developed to feed the bentic prey as their basic diets.

Professor in 2000 Burney Le Bœuf It was published paper A significant decrease in amphipod density may have long-term effects on the future growth and stability of the gray whale population-because amphipods slowly heal.

It is far from being guaranteed that the long -term survival of this Old Bales Whales series. The last collapse in the population does not increase a good increase when combined with the rejection of the climate change of the current administration. At the next IWC meeting, efforts will be made to address the state of gray whales, but the population collapse of whales without considering fossil fuel carbon emissions with a real, urgent global response is an indication of a gloomy future.

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Sue Arnold is an IA columnist and free researcher journalist. You can follow Sue on Twitter @Koalacrisis.

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