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Gulf of Maine Library Collection

The Northern Right Whale: From Whaling to Watching. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. 36 pp.

Designed by the Gray’s Reef National Marine Sanctuary, this handbook explores the life history of the most endangered whale, the northern right whale, and the Sanctuary’s history with the whale from exploitation to conservation. This handbook is designed for the classroom, there are four engaging teaching activities that students will thoroughly enjoy and remember. These activities are aimed at students to awaken them to the presence of this rare and endangered ocean neighbor and them discover that we as humans can and should navigate more carefully to protect the right whales future. This resource is one unit in a more comprehensive education module developed about key endangered and threatened species in Georgia. This document is important to the Gulf of Maine because the right whale is also a key species in the Gulf’s ecosystem. In addition to the student activities listed, there are also four informational articles: whales great and small, hunting the right whale, migration, and anatomy & physiology. Most of the activities deal with anatomy and physiology of right whales, one deals with migration.

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