annual report - The Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund
annual report - The Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund
annual report - The Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund
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hUMPBACk WhALE<br />
megaptera novaeangliae<br />
(Arabian sea subpopulation)<br />
Endangered<br />
Oman<br />
$15,000<br />
<strong>Conservation</strong> Observation of Grant Recipient<br />
“Although globally the Humpback whale<br />
is listed as Least Concern, the Arabian Sea<br />
subpopulation is geographically distinct,<br />
and plausibly contains fewer than 250<br />
mature individuals and is thus considered<br />
Endangered.”<br />
hUMPBACk WhALE<br />
megaptera novaeangliae<br />
(Arabian sea subpopulation)<br />
ThE WORLDWIDE POPULATION OF ThE hUMPBACk WhALE<br />
NUMBERS MORE ThAN 60,000 AND IS INCREASING,<br />
ACCORDING TO ThE IUCN RED LIST. hOWEVER, A<br />
GENETICALLy AND GEOGRAPhICALLy ISOLATED yEAR-<br />
ROUND SUBPOPULATION OF hUMPBACkS ExISTS IN ThE<br />
ARABIAN SEA CROSSING ThE INTERNATIONAL BORDERS<br />
OF yEMEN, OMAN, AND IRAN. VERy FEW ExIST hERE<br />
AND CALVES ARE RARE, MAkING ThIS AN ENDANGERED<br />
POPULATION ON ThE WANE.<br />
All Photos: Andrew Wilson<br />
ANNUAL REPORT 2010 PAGE 51
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