Orcas in Danger

LETS SAVE THE ORCAS

Killer Whales: This is the name given to a mammal dolphin named as orca for being the ultimate predator of the ocean which feeds itself with other mammal creatures such as; penguins, seals, sea lions, birds, polar bears, sharks and even blue whales. However, the type of orca who gets fed with other mammals is called transient. We also have another type of orca categorized as resident; this orca is more sociable with humans and they feed themselves of fish rather than eating other mammal creatures, however, due to overfishing in certains areas of the ocean orcas are having a reduced amount of fishes banning them to survive on their habitat, and because of this orcas are in danger to be extincted and leading them to feed themselves with other mammal creatures. 

Overfishing

According to some research overfishing is causing orcas to reduce their chances of survival, in the general the public should collaborate to prevent this from happening by taking in consideration the other living creatures such as the orcas that are an essential remarkable asset for the ocean.

                                                            Captivity

The orcas in captivity might be beneficial at some point because the can receive the necessary treatment and care from the dangers humans are causing in the wild. On the hand these creatures they were not meant to be kept in captivity because biologically throughout the time orcas get sick in the water tanks and they tend to live less time than they were meant to do. In addition the categorized orcas kept in captivity are the resident ones which are sociable with humans, however, the attacks of orcas to their trainers might be because they need to live in the wild ocean because these huge creatures need space to be able to exercise, and the water tanks provided in the water parks are not big enough.

                                                               Contamination

Orca calves are especially vulnerable to poisoning as the toxins are passed through to the fetus during pregnancy. Calves also nurse on milk that is loaded with toxins released by the mother as she breaks down her fat stores to produce milk. studies have shown that calf mortality is higher than normal in the Northern and Southern communities, where PCB levels in blubber have been shown to be dangerously high. Three out of four calves will die before their first year. In fact, mortality rates for all whales in these pods are higher than normal and for the last three years the pods have declined by 15%. Scientists expect population declines to continue as fewer reproducing females remain alive to produce calves. Eventually, half of the maternal lineages in the pods will die out.

Lets Protect These Animals.