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    Orca Adaptation Project

    Objective: INFORM THE PUBLIC!! We have been learning


    about adaptations and how adaptations can help organisms
    survive! We are going to be researching ONE way our Southern
    Resident Orcas have had to adapt to their changing
    environment in the Salish Sea. Our Southern Resident Orcas
    are one of two federally protected orca populations around the world because their population
    is on the decline. The Salish Sea is posing problems for our orcas survival. Our goal for this
    project is to research 1 factor that is causing harm to our Southern Resident Orcas. Once you
    choose which factor you would like to research you can begin to research ways our Southern
    Resident Orcas have had to adapt to that factor or will adapt to that factor in the future.

    Factors: CHOOSE 1
    ● Pollution in the Salish Sea- affecting health of Southern Resident Orcas
    ● Boat Noise- affecting Orcas ability to find food
    ● Chinook Salmon- salmon population is declining
    ● Reproduction- females are not having successful pregnancies or births

    In this project once you have decided on the factor you will research and inform the public on
    you will choose how to present your information!! The rubric below is EVERYTHING you need
    to include in your project to get 100%. As you are working through the project make sure to
    check off the rubric for the parts you have completed!

    Project Options: CHOOSE 1


    Google Slides Presentation Video
    PSA Poster (in Google) Letter to Gov. Inslee

    MAKE SURE TO READ AND COMPLETE THE ENTIRE RUBRIC IN FULL


    DETAIL.

    ORCA PSA RUBRIC


    Requirements

    1.Requirment 1- TITLE
    What factor are you choosing that is affecting our orcas?
    ● Pollution
    ● Boat noise
    ● Chinook salmon
    ● Reproduction

    2. Requirement 2- Info on Southern Resident Orcas


    What is some background information on our current Southern Resident Orca population?
    ● What is their population number NOW.
    ● Are the orcas healthy? EXPLAIN. Research the Salish Sea and the pollution occuring!
    ● Over the past year have our orcas population decreased? How?

    3. Requirement 3- Adaptation and Population


    What makes our Southern Resident Orca population different from other orca pods around
    the world?

    4. Requirement 4- Information on how your factor is affecting our Southern Resident


    Orcas.
    ● Is your factor affecting the health, population, life expectancy of our orcas?
    ● What are 3-4 key points that you've researched that are causing harm to the orcas?
    ● Are there any current laws protecting our Southern Resident Orcas, from your factor?

    5. Requirement 5- Are the orcas adapting?


    ● Are the orcas adapting to the factor that you have researched?
    ● If so….What are 1-2 ways our Southern Resident Orcas are having to adapt to the
    unhealthy environment of the Salish Sea?
    ● If not… what do we expect to see if the orcas are not able to adapt to their new
    environment?
    ● How long can it take for organisms to adapt to their environment?

    6. Requirement 6: Conclusion
    ● Write 3-4 sentences on whether you think our orcas are adapting to their environment
    or not. What has caused the decline in our orca population? Is there anything we can
    do to prevent further decline?

    VOCAB TO USE IN PARAGRAPH:


    -ADAPT
    -POPULATION
    -NATURAL SELECTION
    WEBSITE LINKS YOU CAN USE:
    About their population:
    -https://www.whaleresearch.com/orca-population
    -https://thewhaletrail.org/wt-species/southern-resident-killer-whale/
    Information on endangered list:
    -https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/west-coast/endangered-species-conservation/southern-reside
    nt-killer-whale-orcinus-orca
    -https://www.endangered.org/campaigns/southern-resident-orcas/
    - https://www.orca.wa.gov/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery

    General information:
    Hostile Waters: Orcas in Peril

    Boat Noise:
    https://orca.wa.gov/recommendation-category/vessels-disturb-orcas/#:~:text=Vessel%20Noise
    %20Hinders%20Orcas%20Food,way%20orcas%20find%20their%20food.
    https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/west-coast/science-data/southern-resident-killer-whale-noise-a
    nd-disturbance-research
    https://georgiastrait.org/work/species-at-risk/orca-protection/southern-resident-orcas/killer-whal
    es-are-drowning-in-noise/
    https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0025326X21010109
    https://www.sanjuanjournal.com/news/how-vessel-noise-affects-killer-whales/
    https://www.portvancouver.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/2017-07-ECHO-Program-Estimati
    ng-the-effects-of-noise-from-commercial-vessels-and-whale-watch-boats-on-SRKW.pdf
    https://www.bewhalewise.org/

    Laws:
    -https://www.mmc.gov/priority-topics/species-of-concern/southern-resident-killer-whale/
    -https://www.king5.com/article/tech/science/environment/orcas/new-orca-whale-watching-rules
    -in-2021-washington-state/281-6ac51861-67b7-4f0d-b28c-bf3b5c744e6f
    -https://www.king5.com/article/tech/science/environment/orcas/baby-orcas-need-extra-space/2
    81-3c3fcdc2-13ec-4258-b2b1-c3d93573e6ea#:~:text=Regulations%20signed%20into%20law
    %20in,half%2Dmile%20of%20a%20whale.
    -https://www.king5.com/article/tech/science/environment/orcas/noaa-initiative-southern-residen
    t-killer-whales-orcas/281-1c90f923-6eef-4640-b80d-19d3b3791375
    -https://www.governor.wa.gov/news-media/new-bills-save-orcas-support-inslees-proposed-inve
    stments
    -https://www.knkx.org/post/orca-recovery-bills-signed-gov-inslee-bring-big-wins-salmon-habitat
    -environment
    https://www.epa.gov/salish-sea/southern-resident-killer-whales

    Chinook Salmon:
    https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/species/chinook-salmon-protected
    -https://www.opb.org/article/2021/03/04/study-chinook-salmon-are-key-to-northwest-orcas-all-y
    ear/#:~:text=A%20young%20resident%20killer%20whale,%2C%20Washington%2C%20in%20
    September%202017.&text=%E2%80%9CHaving%20the%20data%20in%20hand,study's%20l
    ead%20researcher%2C%20said%20Wednesday.
    -https://www.wildsalmon.org/projects/protecting-orca/
    -https://www.whaleresearch.com/orcassalmon
    -https://www.king5.com/article/news/nation-world/study-chinook-salmon-are-key-to-northwest-o
    rcas-all-year/507-8c156f70-3434-4d2a-a6aa-60e075a7776f
    -https://www.seadocsociety.org/blog/tag/southern+resident+killer+whales
    Reproduction:
    -https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/science-data/southern-resident-killer-whale-health-assessment
    s
    -https://www.sealifer3.org/news/pregnant-whales-identified-among-the-southern-resident-killer-
    whales
    What can we do?
    -https://www.sealifer3.org/news
    Health:
    -https://www.sealifer3.org/news
    Pollution:
    -https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=51APoQbdD5c
    -https://ecology.wa.gov/Waste-Toxics/Reducing-toxic-chemicals/Addressing-priority-toxic-chem
    icals/PCBs
    -https://www.orcanetwork.org/Main/index.php?categories_file=Toxin%20Studies

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