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Heide-Jørgensen, M.P., Richard, P., Ramsay, M., and Akeeagok, S. (2002). Three recent ice entrapments of Arctic cetaceans in West Greenland and the eastern Canadian High Arctic. NAMMCO Scientific Publications, 4, 143-148. http://dx.doi.org/10.7557/3.2841 Nielsen M.R. (2009). "Is climate change causing the increasing narwhal ( Monodon monoceros) catches in Smith Sound, Greenland?". Polar Research. 28 (2): 238–245. Bibcode: 2009PolRe..28..238N. doi: 10.1111/j.1751-8369.2009.00106.x. S2CID 140711336. a b Heide-Jørgensen, Mads Peter (January 1994). "Distribution, exploitation and population status of white whales ( Delphinapterus leucas) and narwhals ( Monodon monoceros) in West Greenland". Meddelelser om Grønland, Bioscience. 39: 135–149. Use less plastic by using reusable bags, water bottles and other alternatives to single-use plastics that end up as ocean pollution. Narwhals have also recently been moving further west in the Canadian Arctic, perhaps due to changes in sea ice cover, and they have been sighted and hunted near communities in the Central Canadian Arctic where they have seldom been seen before (White 2012). Disturbances

Nweeia, Martin (20 June 2014). "Narwhal Tusk Research". Narwhal Tusk Research. Narwhal.org . Retrieved 20 June 2014. Support Indigenous communities that rely on sustainable, traditional hunting practices to ensure the continued survival of both narwhals and local cultures.

Narwhal Facts

Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO). (2014). Winter range of Baffin Bay narwhals. DFO Canadian Science Advisory Secretariat. Sci. Advis. Rep. 2013/053. http://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/csas-sccs/Publications/SAR-AS/2013/2013_053-eng.html a b c d e f g h i j Macdonald, D.W.; Barrett, P. (1993). Mammals of Europe. New Jersey: Princeton University Press. ISBN 978-0-691-09160-0. a b c d e f g Heide-Jørgensen, M. P. & Laidre, K. L. (2006). Greenland's Winter Whales: The beluga, the narwhal and the bowhead whale. Ilinniusiorfik Undervisningsmiddelforlag, Nuuk, Greenland. ISBN 978-87-7975-299-3. Sometimes the meat and muktuk are aged and prepared in specific ways to make traditional delicacies. The flippers, organs and intestines are also used as food. The skin from the top part of the whale can be cut and prepared to make rope, and the tendons have been used to make sinew for sewing. The blubber can be rendered to oil and used in traditional lamps (qulliq) as a source of light and heat. Even the bones have been used as a food source, construction material and for carving. While many of these uses have been replaced by modern materials, narwhal muktuk and meat are still an important part of the diet in some areas of Arctic Canada and Greenland. The purpose of the tusk is not yet known. However, scientists have surmised that it might play an important role in the narwhal’s mating ritual. Narwhals also engage in a practice known as tusking in which one bull rubs its tusk against another bull. This may be related to either social dominance or the communication of sensory information. It is unlikely to be involved in food gathering or defense because the male tusk is so much larger than the female tusk. Habitat

The narwhal has been hunted by the Inuit for many thousands of years. Almost every part of the narwhal is used. The blubber and oil are good for lighting and cooking. The meat provides an excellent source of vitamin C that is otherwise difficult to obtain in the Arctic. And the tusks are used to fashion spears and harpoons. The practice is still maintained in many parts of the Arctic. Best, R.C. (1981). "The tusk of the narwhal ( Monodon monoceros L.): interpretation of its function (Mammalia: Cetacea)". Canadian Journal of Zoology. 59 (12): 2386–2393. doi: 10.1139/z81-319.

General Characteristics

a b c "The Biology and Ecology of Narwhals". noaa.gov. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration . Retrieved 15 January 2009. Their return to wintering areas begins in late September or later, depending on when the sea ice begins to form. Autumn movements are often quite rapid although narwhals may occupy other coastal areas that remain ice-free for periods at this time of year (Heide-Jørgensen et al. 2013ab). They reach their wintering grounds by November or early December. Winter a b Ravetch, Adam (12 May 2017). "How narwhals use their tusks". World Wildlife Fund . Retrieved 17 May 2017.

Jefferson, T.A., Karkzmarski, L., Laidre, K., O’Corry-Crowe, G., Reeves, R., Rojas-Bracho, L., Secchi, E., Slooten, E., Smith, B.D., Wang, J.Y. and Zhou, K. (2012). Monodon monoceros. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.2. Are narwhals extinct? These fascinating creatures, frequently called “the unicorns of the sea,” have captured the attention of people all over the world with their unique appearance and behavior. Currently, they are not extinct, though the metrics used to make that judgment have fallen under scrutiny. Despite this overall low genetic diversity, genetic studies have found that narwhals in East Greenland are distinct from those in West Greenland, as well as from those around Svalbard (NAMMCO 2013; NAMMCO 2019). Within West Greenland, far northern (Uummannaaq) narwhals are different from those found further south. Differences are also seen between Baffin Bay, Northern Hudson Bay and East Greenland populations (Petersen et al. 2011, NAMMCO 2013). Less distinct differences have also been found between narwhals that summer in Jones Sound and the Somerset Island area (Petersen et al. 2011).

Group travel

Laidre, K.L., Heide-Jørgensen, M.P., Dietz, R., Hobbs, R.C. and Jørgensen, O.A. (2003). Deep-diving by narwhals Monodon monoceros: differences in foraging behavior between wintering areas? Marine Ecology Progress Series, 261, 269-281. https://doi.org/10.3354/meps261269 North Atlantic Marine Mammal Commission (NAMMCO). (2006). Report of the Joint Meeting of the NAMMCO Scientific Committee Working Group and the JCNB scientific Working Group on the Population Status of Narwhal and Beluga in the North Atlantic. In: NAMMCO Annual Report 2005, pp. 219-251. https://nammco.no/topics/annual-reports/ Narwhals are hunted for their tusks and for their meat and skin in Canada and Greenland. There is a commercial domestic trade for narwhal skin (mattak) in Greenland. The sustainable utilisation of narwhals has recently been subject of intensive debate both in Greenland, NAMMCO and internationally (Heide-Jørgensen et al. 2020a). Conservation and Management

Morell V (30 January 2012). "Killer whale menu finally revealed". Science . Retrieved 24 June 2015. Narwhals normally congregate in groups of about five to ten and sometimes up to 20 individuals outside the summer. Groups may be "nurseries" with only females and young, or can contain only post-dispersal juveniles or adult males ("bulls"), but mixed groups can occur at any time of year. [15] In the summer, several groups come together, forming larger aggregations which can contain from 500 to over 1,000 individuals. [15]

North Atlantic Marine Mammal Commission (NAMMCO). (2012). Report of the NAMMCO expert group meeting to assess the hunting methods for small cetaceans. Heide-Jørgensen, M. P.; Hansen, R. G.; Westdal, K.; Reeves, R. R. & Mosbech, A. (2013). "Narwhals and seismic exploration: Is seismic noise increasing the risk of ice entrapments?". Biological Conservation. 158: 50–54. doi: 10.1016/j.biocon.2012.08.005. East Greenland narwhals are also distinct from the other populations in their cranial (the part of the skull that encloses the brain) morphology (Wiig et al. 2012a). However, no differences in cranial morphology were seen between West Greenland and Canadian narwhals. Contaminant level analysis Although the narwhal and the beluga are classified as separate genera, with one species each, there is some evidence that they may, very rarely, interbreed. The complete skull of an anomalous whale was discovered in West Greenland c. 1990. It was described by marine zoologists as unlike any known species, but with features midway between a narwhal and a beluga, consistent with the hypothesis that the anomalous whale was a narwhal-beluga hybrid; [11] in 2019, this was confirmed by DNA and isotopic analysis. [12] Narwhals are found in Arctic waters in areas that are seasonally ice-covered. They are found in the northern waters of Canada, Greenland, Norway and Russia. Relation to Humans