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Bottlenose dolphin

Bottlenose dolphin. Hi, my name is Bond.. Bottlenose Bond, and my secret mission today is to turn all of you in to. ..Dolphin Defenders!!. &. What is a Dolphin Defender ?. A Dolphin Defender is someone who loves dolphins and other animals Is keen to learn more about them and how they live

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Bottlenose dolphin

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  1. Bottlenose dolphin

  2. Hi, my name is Bond.. Bottlenose Bond, and my secret mission today is to turn all of you in to.. ..Dolphin Defenders!! &

  3. What is aDolphin Defender ? • A Dolphin Defender is someone who loves dolphins and other animals • Is keen to learn more about them and how they live • Wants to help protect them, other marine wildlife and the ocean in which they live • Is that you??

  4. Who is Sea Watch Foundation ? Sea Watch is a charity that works closely with the public to protect (conserve) whales, dolphins and porpoises (cetaceans) in British and Irish waters Phew! That is good news, because I am a porpoise Our research provides important information on changes to their numbers (population size), where they live and the condition of their habitats. This information is used to help conserve and protect these mysterious creatures.

  5. Breath air Young drink milk So what do we know about mammals? Live young Warm blood

  6. Eat fish and other marine creatures Flippers What about mammals that live in the sea? Communicate using sound Blubber to keep warm Smooth skin

  7. 3 types of cetacean Porpoises Whales Dolphins

  8. KNOW YOUR LOCALS!!! 15 SPECIES ARE REGULAR IN UK WATERS Harbour Porpoise, Common Dolphin, White-beaked Dolphin, Atlantic White-sided Dolphin, Striped Dolphin, Bottlenose Dolphin, Risso’s Dolphin, Long-finned Pilot Whale, Killer Whale, Northern Bottlenose Whale, Sperm Whale, Minke Whale, Fin Whale, Sei Whale & Humpback Whale 11 SPECIES ARE RARE IN UK WATERS Rough-toothed Dolphin, Spinner Dolphin, Atlantic Spotted Dolphin, Short-finned Pilot Whale, Beluga, Cuvier’s Beaked Whale, Sowerby’s Beaked Whale, True’s Beaked Whale, Blainville’s Beaked Whale, Bowhead Whale & Blue Whale 9 SPECIES ARE VAGRANT IN UK WATERS Fraser’s Dolphin, Melon-headed Whale, False Killer Whale, Narwhal, Gervais’ Beaked Whale, Gray’s Beaked Whale, Pygmy Sperm Whale, Dwarf Sperm Whale & Northern Right Whale

  9. Now it’s time to have some fun!! How many of you make up the length of a blue whale? How long does it take you to run the length of a blue whale? Let’s go outside and find out!

  10. Do you know what sounds I make? • They use sound to talk to each other • They use sound to find fish • Different types (species) have different sounds

  11. Let’s listen to some of their sounds • Humpback whale • Right whale • Sperm whale • Now it’s your turn! • Can you hear their sounds over boat noises?

  12. Cardigan Bay • one of the largest bays in the UK containing the least polluted and least exploited waters in Wales • 100 km from north to south • 4986.86 km2 • nowhere deeper than 60m • very gentle slope 100 km

  13. Cardigan Bay Two Special Areas of Conservation (SACs) in place since 2004 The Pen Llyn a’r Sarnau SAC (1,343.08 km2) The Cardigan Bay SAC (952.85 km2)

  14. Which whales and dolphins might we see here in Cardigan Bay? Harbour porpoise That’s me! Bottlenose dolphin Atlantic grey seal

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  19. The harbour porpoise Phocoena phocoena

  20. Can you remember the difference? bottlenose dolphin harbour porpoise

  21. Harbour porpoise & bottlenose dolphin distributions in the Irish Sea • locally distributed, mainly coastal, particularly in summer • main summer concentrations are in Cardigan Bay • widely distributed across the Irish Sea • main concentrations in Wales are around principal headlands

  22. Cardigan Bay – hp killings May 2009

  23. The Atlantic grey seal Halichoerus grypus

  24. Atlantic Grey Seal • UK hosts 40% of world population • North (Bardsey island) and South (Pembrokeshire) of CB have important colonies • in Southern Wales population around 5,000

  25. Other species around Wales • common dolphins • Risso’s dolphins • minke whales

  26. A Dolphin Defender needs to know what threats we face so they can help.. • Illness because of pollution and rubbish • Competition over fish with humans • Capture and drowning in fishing nets • Becoming stranded on beaches because of noisy Navel ships that use sonar, or drilling • Being injured by boat propellers • Climate change • Hunting

  27. So what’s the harm in plastic?

  28. These threats are a real worry and can lead to possible local extinction. However, Sea Watch have a clever trick up their sleeves which sounds very secret agent!! Photo ID

  29. Over its lifetime, a bottlenose dolphin will develop markings on its fins and body through playing or scuffles with other pod members, and from scratching itself against rocks or the seabed. They can be bite marks or sometimes propeller cuts if they get too close to boats. MoneyPenny As a secret agent I have MANY girlfriends, and this gorgeous fin belongs to none other than MoneyPenny, who obviously is one of mine The Sea Watch scientists take photos of bottlenose dolphins’ fins and use these distinctive markings and scratches to track them over the years – a little like using fingerprints to ID humans!

  30. Bond Chris Flint Smoothy Nic Nic Topnotch What can you do to help? • Report your sightings • Reduce rubbish in the sea… • …. so don’t litter! • …. and clean up rubbish you see on the beach! • Adopt a dolphin

  31. Yeah, and me too With Sea Watch protecting us we can live safely and happily, and I’ll always have lots of brothers, sisters and cousins to play with!

  32. Congratulations you are now a dolphin defender! Thanks for listening! www.adoptadolphin.org.uk www.seawatchfoundation.org.uk

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