Wake up America

1. Wake up America What is happening to sea animals and how we can help them? By: Amanda Perez and Shannon Wichmann

2. Whales • The whale is one of the largest mammals in the world. Their brains are bigger than a human’s! • Since 1963 to 2009 over 30,000 sperm whales were killed. • Even if we stop today, the whales will still be in trouble! Poor things!!!

3. Manatees • Awwww! How cute! Manatees eat 60-80 lbs. a day! • Manatees get hurt by boat propellers daily. • When boats hit manatees they can’t swim for 2 hrs. until it heals. It is also hard for them to get food when they can’t swim to the bottom.

4. Dolphins • Dolphins have 1/3 more brain cells than humans. • They locate their food with clicks and whistles. • More than 1,000 dolphins are killed by fishing nets every day, even when they aren’t meant to be caught. • There are more than 50 types of dolphins.

5. Beavers • Beavers have warm, waterproof fur for swimming. • They have underwater homes called lodges. Lodges can be more than 5 ft high! • Beavers build their homes for not only them, but for hundreds of other animals too! How nice are they!` `

6. Seals • Baby seals have never been hunted in Antarctica . The big ones haven’t been hunted in a year! • Their fat protects them from the cold water. • Adult seals can hold their breath for an hour!

7. Sea Turtles • Nests for sea turtles are becoming scarce. • Hatchlings are disturbed by trash on the beach. If the trash bothers the mother, she will just go back to sea. • Sea turtles die of trash, such as plastic bags, thinking it is food. • Baby turtles will go opposite of the water if there are lights shining the other way. • People hunt baby turtle eggs just to feed their pets, like snakes. How mean!

8. Sea Lions • Sea Lions have a thick layer of blubber to keep warm. • It takes males approximately 2 days to find a safe place to breed. • People are hunting sea lions for their blubber. How mean!

9. Otters • Otters can swim 7mph and hold their breath for up to 2 min. • They don’t make any splashes or ripples when they jump in the water. • Otters communicate mostly with their noses, but when they talk they talk with grunts, chirps, chuckles, whistles, and screams.

10. Sea Otters • Sea otters are dying from oil spills, food limit, and overfishing. • Adult Sea otters need at least 3 medium sized fish a day. Babies need 1 ½ medium sized fish a day!

11. Coral Reefs • Coral reefs are dying from overfishing and pollution. • If coral reefs are gone, then fish and other animals will lose their habitats. • Starfish, clownfish, and all of those fish, live in coral reefs.

12. Air Pollution • Air pollution comes from factories, power plants, dry cleaners, cars, buses, trucks, windblown dust and wildfires. • Air pollution can affect humans, trees, lakes, crops, and animals.

13. Water Pollution • Water covers 71% percent of earth’s surface. • Water pollution can be a threat to our health and can cause death to animals.

14. . • In March 24, 1989, the biggest oil spill happened. It covered hundreds of miles of water and hundreds of animals died. • Since then oil spills have happened almost every day.

15. 5 things that we can do • These are things that we can do to make the world a cleaner place. • Join a group and collect trash. Use less gas. Try walking or bicycling. • Buy organic food. • Avoid processed food . • Grow your own food. • Buy things that last longer.

16. Save Our Earth • You might just be one person, but any help will save a piece of our earth. Tell people, tell people who know people; those people know people who know people. Together we can save our earth!

17. Credits Created By: Amanda Perez Shannon Wichmann With help from: Mrs. Wyda Mrs. Lowery Music By: Miley Cyrus “Wake Up America”