Galapagos+Fur+Seal

Galapagos Fur Seal (Arctocephalus Galapagoensis) If we cant save them, no one can!!! (This is a picture of a Galapagos Fur seal)

media type="custom" key="3750867" width="281" height="195" __**Description Of The Galapagos Fur Seal**__ A male Galapagos Fur Seal usually grows up to 154 centimeters long, while females usually only get 120 centimeters long. They are usually grey-brown in color on the top of their body, while their bellies are usually light tan. The Galapagos Fur Seal spends only 70% of its life in the water, while the onther 30% they spend on land. A female will have her pups (baby Galapagos Fur Seals) on land and she will then leave her pups for 1-3 days to dive in the water to find food.The only things a Galapagos Fur Seal will feed on is fish and cephalopods (also known as a mollusk). Females are able to have babies when they are five years old. Galapagos Fur Seals have their babies in between the seasons of August and November. If a female gives birth to a pup one year after giving birth to another pup, it has a 50% chance of survival, because the older pup may kill the new pup or there may be a lack of resources, therefore making them starve.  __The Galapagos Fur Seals Home__ The Galapagos Fur Seal is found only in the Galapagos Islands,and they do not migrate.  __The Galapagos Fur Seals habitat__ Galapagos Fur Seals live on the Galapagos Islands and the surrounding waters. The air temperature is usually around twenty-four degrees celcius.

__ Endangered Species!!! __ The Galapagos Fur Seal was put on the endangered species list in the 1930's. __Population__ it is believed that there are around 10,000 to 15,000 species of the Galapagos Fur Seal left, and it is decreasing at a rate about fifty percent per year.

__What is killing this poor animal?__ People are the main cause for this animal becoming extinct. There are people out there that are known as "whalers" or "sealers", and what they do is go out for fun and kill whales and seals. These people will sometimes either shoot the seal or whale or they might make it suffer by bashing it over the head with a club until it is dead.

__We are helping to save this animal!!!__ The Galapagos Fur Seal was put under the Ecuadorian law after it became extinct. This law forbids anyone to hunt or kill the Galapagos Fur Seal. A law was also established that nobody can hunt anywhere within 40 miles by the Galapagos Islands. Also when people go to tour the Galapagos Islands, they are always being watched by a tourist.

__Endangered Species Act???__ The endangered species act is an act keeping all endangered animals safe from harm. It was passed in 1973.

__Links__ http://www.iucnredlist.org/ http://www.hickerphoto.com/galapagos-fur-seal-515-pictures.htm [] http://www.kidsplanet.org/factsheets/esa.html