What is being done to help save the narwhals?

What is being done to help save the narwhals?

Ways to Help Narwhals The EU has put a ban on tusk importation in place to save the narwhals from exploitation and danger. Purchase a symbolic adoption! Your donation helps save narwhals and preserve their habitat for a lengthy existence on earth.

Will narwhals go extinct?

Conservation scientists consider the narwhal to be near threatened with extinction. Climate change is causing rapid changes to the Arctic ecosystem that affect narwhal habitat, and chemical pollution in the Arctic is particularly bad, risking the health of large predators like narwhals.

How can we help the narwhal species recovery?

Species Recovery. Another way we can also help save narwhals is by limiting the amount of kills. Another reason that narwhals are becoming more endangered is because we are hunting them only for their tusks. They cannot survive without their tusks. If we try and stop this, the narwhals may have a chance to survive longer.

Why do so many narwhals die every year?

Narwhal Endangerment. Since ice caps are melting, more and more narwhals die every year. For protection against bigger animals, narwhals hide inside glaciers, which they can’t do if all the glaciers melt. Pollution can also kill many narwhals as it can to other animals. During the winter, narwhals migrate south to warmer waters.

Where do narwhals go in the winter?

During the winter, narwhals migrate south to warmer waters. They are one of the only animals that will live in the arctic year round, so if their habitats get destroyed, they will have no other place to live. It is important to save the narwhals to protect them from endangerment.

Are there any laws to protect narwhals in Canada?

Both of these laws fall under the 1976 Narwhal Protection Regulations, produced as part of the Canadian Fisheries Act. This contains legislation that grants total protection of mothers and calves, and requires that full use be made of narwhal carcasses, as well as requiring the full documenting and labeling of every tusk obtained.