{"id":588868,"date":"2022-02-25T14:01:51","date_gmt":"2022-02-25T19:01:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/?p=588868"},"modified":"2022-09-21T10:27:59","modified_gmt":"2022-09-21T14:27:59","slug":"whale-you-help-protect-this-epic-arctic-animal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/bbtw_updates\/whale-you-help-protect-this-epic-arctic-animal\/","title":{"rendered":"Whale you help protect this epic Arctic animal?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>They might look like unicorns, but did you know the narwhal is actually a member of the same family as the beluga whale? Similar in size and shape, belugas and narwhals are easy to tell apart thanks to one important feature: their teeth! &#8230;wait, what?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery aligncenter columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"631\" height=\"420\" src=\"\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/beluga_whale_flickr_credit_Jason-Pier-in-DC-631x420.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"584334\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/all\/584325\/attachment\/beluga_whale_flickr_credit_jason-pier-in-dc-631x420\/\" class=\"wp-image-584334\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/beluga_whale_flickr_credit_Jason-Pier-in-DC-631x420.jpeg 631w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/beluga_whale_flickr_credit_Jason-Pier-in-DC-631x420-300x200.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 631px) 100vw, 631px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"503\" src=\"\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Narwhal_ClintWright_DFO-1024x503.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"589523\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/narwhal_clintwright_dfo\/\" class=\"wp-image-589523\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Narwhal_ClintWright_DFO-1024x503.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Narwhal_ClintWright_DFO-300x147.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Narwhal_ClintWright_DFO-768x377.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Narwhal_ClintWright_DFO-324x160.jpg 324w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Narwhal_ClintWright_DFO-533x261.jpg 533w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Narwhal_ClintWright_DFO-696x342.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Narwhal_ClintWright_DFO-1392x684.jpg 1392w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Narwhal_ClintWright_DFO-1068x525.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Narwhal_ClintWright_DFO-855x420.jpg 855w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Narwhal_ClintWright_DFO.jpg 1455w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Photo courtesy of Clint Wright, DFO<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>That&#8217;s right! The narwhal&#8217;s tusk is actually a tooth that grows through its upper lip, getting bigger throughout its lifetime. In fact, the tusk can get as big as 3 metres!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Calling&nbsp;all&nbsp;narwhals: can&nbsp;you&nbsp;hear&nbsp;me?!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Like belugas and other underwater animals, narwhals communicate using echolocation. Through a series of clicks and whistles, they can identify objects in their path and also keep tabs on their podmates. Traveling in groups of 10-100, this communication is super important, especially considering narwhals are migratory &#8211; the trip from their shallow, ice-free summer waters to deeper, more offshore locations each winter would be pretty long and challenging with no communication!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"407\" src=\"\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Narwhals_breach_small.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21313\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Narwhals_breach_small.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Narwhals_breach_small-300x190.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>They need our help!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide has-media-on-the-right\" style=\"grid-template-columns:auto 27%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Narwhals-in-Tremblay-Sound_DFO-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-589526\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Narwhals-in-Tremblay-Sound_DFO.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Narwhals-in-Tremblay-Sound_DFO-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Narwhals-in-Tremblay-Sound_DFO-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Narwhals-in-Tremblay-Sound_DFO-80x60.jpeg 80w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Narwhals-in-Tremblay-Sound_DFO-160x120.jpeg 160w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Narwhals-in-Tremblay-Sound_DFO-265x198.jpeg 265w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Narwhals-in-Tremblay-Sound_DFO-696x522.jpeg 696w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Narwhals-in-Tremblay-Sound_DFO-560x420.jpeg 560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>Tallurutiup Imanga, a National Marine Conservation Area in Nunavut, is an important summering ground for narwhals, but an increase in nearby shipping traffic may be threatening their ability to survive. Narwhals rely on sound to communicate, forage, and detect predators, but shipping traffic can mask their important vocalizations. Because of its harsh climate and remote location, it\u2019s hard to study the narwhal population that relies on Tallurutiup Imanga, so traditional knowledge from Inuit communities that rely on these narwhals is really important. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><br>Earth Rangers is working with University of Manitoba researcher Leah Pengelly on a project that will help us learn more about just how narwhals might be affected by increased shipping traffic in the north. By combining underwater soundscape studies with traditional Inuit knowledge, we can build a much better picture of the health of the marine ecosystem narwhals call home, helping protect it for years to come!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align:center\" class=\"has-text-color has-vivid-green-cyan-color\"><strong>Head&nbsp;to&nbsp;the&nbsp;Adoptions&nbsp;Section&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;Earth&nbsp;Rangers&nbsp;App&nbsp;or&nbsp;visit&nbsp;the&nbsp;Earth&nbsp;Rangers&nbsp;Shop&nbsp;to&nbsp;get&nbsp;your&nbsp;Adoption&nbsp;Kit&nbsp;and&nbsp;help make&nbsp;a&nbsp;difference&nbsp;today!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"418\" height=\"294\" src=\"\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/narwhal_Kit.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-589524\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/narwhal_Kit.png 418w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/narwhal_Kit-300x211.png 300w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/narwhal_Kit-100x70.png 100w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/narwhal_Kit-200x140.png 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 418px) 100vw, 418px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"173\" src=\"\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Narwhal_sponsorPlatesEN.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-589525\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Narwhal_sponsorPlatesEN.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Narwhal_sponsorPlatesEN-300x87.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>They might look like unicorns, but did you know the narwhal is actually a member of the same family as the beluga whale? Similar in size and shape, belugas and narwhals are easy to tell apart thanks to one important feature: their teeth! &#8230;wait, what? That&#8217;s right! The narwhal&#8217;s tusk is actually a tooth that [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":589523,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[425,931],"tags":[1404],"class_list":{"0":"post-588868","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-bbtw_updates","8":"category-all","9":"tag-northern2022"},"pp_force_visibility":null,"pp_subpost_visibility":null,"pp_inherited_force_visibility":null,"pp_inherited_subpost_visibility":null,"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/588868","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=588868"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/588868\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/589523"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=588868"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=588868"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=588868"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}