endangered animals

The harbour porpoise is the topic of my research report. The harbour porpoise is a marine mammal. The scientific name for the harbour porpoise is phocoena phocoena. The status of this animal in Canada is threatened. In my report I have threats, appearance, habitat, food, and interesting facts of the harbour porpoise. This report will help you learn more and protect my marine mammal.
The harbour porpoise has some very interesting appearances. The harbour porpoise is one of the smallest whales. It measures about 1.6 meters and weighs an astonishing 50 kilograms. It has pronounced beak. The dorsal fin is small, dark and slightly rounded. It is a marine mammal and it is smaller than other dolphins.
The harbour porpoise has some very interesting habitats. It inhabits bays, oceanic canals and harbours. It is found off Canada's east coast. This porpoise can also be found in Davis Strait and Baffin Bay. They prefer water temperature 5-16 degrees Celsius. They like change of current and turbulence.
The harbour porpoise has two foods in the ocean that I found. It likes to eat zoo plankton and schooling fish (schools of fish). I wonder if it eats schooling fish for breakfast, lunch and dinner and for desert zoo plankton.
The harbour porpoise can get killed easily by several different threats. It's main predator is the shark. It can also get killed by humans trying to hunt them for money. It could get caught in fisherman's nests. The habitat is destroyed by water pollution and by the time it found a new habitat it would be going through so much pollution that it would get sick and die.
The harbour porpoise has some very interesting facts. It has been protected by the Canada's fisheries Act since 1982. WWF (World Wildlife Foundation) puts transmitter on to track the harbour porpoise. Life expectancy is 13 years but now only 8 years. Females give birth to 1 calf a year. It can hurt sharks and even scare them away. The current population is unknown.

By Scott

Animal	Name Student
Burrowing Owl	Andrew
Pipping Plover	Jeffrey
Peary Caribou	Leslie
Fowler's Toad	Harrison
Leatherback Turtle	Diandra
Grey Fox	Jim
Marbled Murrelet	Rachel
Harlequin Duck	Lovell
Wood Bison	Alex
Eastern Cougar	Sam
Beluga Whale	Ena
Bowhead Whale	Rebecca
Blue Whale	Natalie
Ferruginous Hawk	Ryan
Trumpeter Swan	Wendy
Polar Bear	Emma
Swift Fox	Manny
Peregrine Falcon	Keri
Grizzly Bear	Daniel
Sea Otter	Tiffany
Harbour Porpoise	Scott
Loggerhead Shrike	Alison
Wolverine	Evert
Humpback Whale	Lindsay
Vancouver Island Marmot	Sarah
Whopping Crane	Kieran
Spiny Soft Shelled Turtle	Caitlin
Spotted Owl	Kathleen

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