Module 21: Whale Related Links A LEARNING TOOL ABOUT WHALES, INTERCONNECTED SPECIES & ORGANISMS, CLIMATE CHANGE AND HUMANITY - A CAPE BRETON UNIVERSITY SENIOR SEMINAR COMMUNITY ACTION PROJECT

Deep Dive Into The Ocean Ecosystem With The Giants by Maria Lisa Polegatto (new in 2023)

25 Books That Teach Kids To Care About The Environment (Bologna, 2019)

50 Simple Things Kids Can Do to Save the Earth by EarthWorks Group

Blue Mind by Wallace J. Nichols

Guide to Marine Mammals of the World by National Audubon Society

Listed: Dispatches from America’s Endangered Species Act by Joe Roman

National Geographic Readers: Great Migrations Whales by Laura Marsh

North Atlantic Right Whales: From Hunted Leviathan to Conservation Icon by David W Laist

Whale by Joe Roman

Whale and Dolphin Activities

1. Report any marine animal findings, live, injured or stranded, to your local Marine Mammal Centre.
2. Clean up debris, litter, trash at or near the ocean, rivers, streams and in your community so it does not end up in the watercourses.
3. Cut plastic rings in two from milk and juice containers so they don't strangle wildlife.
4. Start using reusable straws instead of plastic straws or skip the straw all together or if you do use a straw, cut it in pieces both length and width so it will not kill wildlife.
5. Switch to recyclable toothbrushes.
6. Do not use balloons outside as they strangle wildlife.
7. Stop smoking - one of the most found items at the ocean is cigarette butts and not smoking is better for your health.
8. Use reusable bags instead of single use plastic bags and plastic grocery bags that end up in landfill sites that can blow into the oceans. Did you know bananas don't need to be put in bags because they are already wrapped in nature? :)
9. Be like Tilly......get outside and sit, walk, hike, run in nature to gain an appreciation of it :)
10. Be responsible when on or near the water to take home with you what you arrived with, ie trash.
11. Become a citizen scientist. There are many organizations you can volunteer.
12. Pass this website link along to others: bit.ly/deepdivewithwhales

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