# data[].attributes.headline
Why the whale population is diminishing:

# data[].attributes.subject
Why the whale population is diminishing:

# data[].attributes.body
A century ago parts of the sea were teaming with whales. But human intervention changed this. The commercial whaling era killed millions of whales and made them into lamp oil, lubricants, cosmetics, and meal. Today, whaling continues in Iceland, Norway, Japan and the Faroe Islands. Some whales are barely recovering from the whaling industry, while others have increasing numbers. But they face so many dangers other than whaling: pollution, loss of food sources, loss of habitat, climate change, toxic substances, being entangled in or ingesting plastic, sonar testing, net entanglement, trapped as incidental by-catch of the fishing industry, and ship strikes are some of the dangers maiming and killing whales.
[link for paragraph]

# data[].attributes.body
Les dangers de la vitesse dans le détroit de Cabot
crédits

# data[].attributes.body
Finistère: une baleine de 13 mètres s'échoue sur une plage
crédits

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.readable_text
10 Ways You Can Help Marine Life Every Day

1. Volunteer with local community groups to stencil storm drains, Adopt A Beach, or monitor the water quality of local watersheds. Organize your classroom, school club, or organization to clean litter from rivers, creeks, estuaries, and beaches.Did you know? Storm water pollution (urban runoff) is the leading cause of water pollution nationwide.Pollutants such as motor oil, antifreeze, detergents, litter, paint, pesticides, pet waste, and copper (from brake pads) are flushed off streets and into storm drains which lead straight to rivers, creeks, and the oceans.

2. Participate in Save the Whales' Petitions with your classroom, club or church group. Petitions about different issues can be found at our website, www.savethewhales.org under "Take Action." Each signature from an individual to a government official represents the opinion of hundreds of people.

3. Cut up plastic six-pac rings before recycling or disposing them in the garbage. Thousands of birds, fish, and other marine creatures die needlessly from entanglement.

4.Pick up trash while walking in your neighborhoods. Participate in National Coastal Clean Up Day (September) www.coastforyou.org to prevent pollution in watersheds and storm drains. Did you know that? One of the most common sources of beach pollution is cigarette butts. They can take up to seven years to breakdown. Last year, over one million cigarette butts were removed by volunteers during National Coastal Clean Up Day.

5. Never release balloons outside as they can travel hundreds of miles and land in rivers, creeks, and oceans. Whales, dolphins and turtles can be killed by ingesting balloons mistaken for jellyfish. See Save The Whales "Balloon Alert" flyer in English and Spanish. Educate your schools or community businesses not to participate in balloon releases. A 60 foot sperm whale washed up dead from ingesting a balloon which blocked its stomach and caused it to starve.

6. Keep your car well maintained to prevent leaks onto roadways and driveways which cause water pollution. Carpool when possible, or ride a bike. Recycle used motor oil for free. Take hazardous waste such as paint, pesticides, and antifreeze to a hazardous waste site. Call 1-800-CLEAN-UP (in English and Spanish) or visit www.earth911.com for the free drop off location near you.

7. Never discard used fishing line and hooks in the water. This can entangle birds, fish, turtles, seals, and otters and cause the death of these animals.

8.Never dump anything in the street as it goes into the storm drains which travel straight to rivers, creeks, and ultimately the oceans without being cleaned. Did you know that? One quart of motor oil can pollute 250,000 gallons of water. A drop of oil the size of a dime stuck on a sea otter can kill them. They die from hypothermia (freezing to death).

9.Recycle, Reuse and Reduce. Landfills across the nation are filling up with discarded items and refuse. Hazardous waste thrown in the garbage, ends up in landfills where it leeches into the soil and ground water causing contamination. Reduce your refuse by recycling, reusing and composting. Plant an organic garden free of pesticides.

10.Buy products that are environmentally friendly and support organic farming.

Save The Whales
A Nonprofit Organization
1192 Waring St.
Seaside, CA 93955
www.savethewhales.org

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.description
10 Ways You Can Help Marine Life Every Day 1. Volunteer with local community groups to stencil storm drains, Adopt A Beach, or monitor the water quality of local watersheds. Organize your classroom, school club, or organization to clean litter from rivers, creeks, estuaries, and beaches.Did you know?

# data[].attributes.body
Greenpeace:
La chasse n’est pas la seule activité humaine qui mette les baleines en péril. La pêche industrielle

Le Japon a capturé plus de 10 000 baleines ces 20 dernières années, principalement des petits rorquals chassés dans l’océan Austral.

Le premier responsable de ce massacre, c’est la chasse baleinière commercial. [lien]

BBC:
La menace la plus importante, et de loin, est la capture accidentelle dans les équipements et les filets de pêche, qui tue environ 300 000 baleines, dauphins et marsouins par an. [lien]

# data[].attributes.body
Près de 50% des espèces de baleine à fanons sont aujourd'hui menacées. Les baleines, qui comptent parmi les plus grands animaux que la Terre ait jamais portés, sont à la tête de la chaîne alimentaire et sans elles, les écosystèmes marins seraient complètement bouleversés.
[lien du passage]

# data[].attributes.headline
La disparition des requins-baleines au Madagascar:

# data[].attributes.subject
La disparition des requins-baleines au Madagascar:

# data[].attributes.body
La cause exacte de leur disparition reste inconnue, mais entre la pollution plastique, la surpêche, la pêche accidentelle par les thoniers, les collisions avec les bateaux, et le réchauffement des océans, les risques sont largement répandus pour l'espèce qui atteint l'âge adulte vers les 30 ans seulement [lien du passage]

# data[].attributes.body
Malheureusement, sur 13 espèces de baleines à fanons, près de la moitié sont menacées. La chasse est le facteur de mortalité le plus important pour ces cétacés.
[lien du passage]

# data[].attributes.body
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1d9Ugy4TPfExEocrFg4-1OUokUx8DgORysKGvvp-Al1Q/edit?usp=sharing