World Wildlife Fund's Gift Catalog - 2008-2009 - (Page 18) Gulf of California On any given day almost 50,000 fishermen may be fishing in the Gulf. Humans rely on this priority place as much as wildlife does. But how long can such heavy use be sustained? Adopt a Humpback Whale VU The male humpback produces a complex “song” that may last 10 to 20 minutes. Some 40 years ago, their population was estimated to be reduced to mere hundreds. Today, humpback whales are abundant in the Sea of Cortez and the Baja California Peninsula, where they reproduce and feed. And “whale watching” has become a popular form of ecotourism. Something to sing about! Adopt Me! $100 $50 $25 CTHW King angelfish and corals, Gulf of California, Mexico Boat with WWF staff going out for research, Gulf of California, Mexico Gulf of California, Mexico MSC certified fisherman with California spiny lobster, Gulf of California, Mexico Brown pelicans (Pelecanus occidentalis), Baja California FREE with $50 donation or more! 3 Adopt a Harbor Seal FREE with $50 donation or more! Adopt a Monarch Butterfly Most monarchs live only four to five weeks; but once a year the “Methuselah generation” is born. This generation of butterflies then completes an eightmonth journey from Canada to Mexico. That’s the equivalent of a human living 500 years! $100 $50 $25 CTMB2 Adopt a Red-Footed Booby Red-footed boobies plunge into the water at high speed in search of small fish or squid. Their bright red feet are used in their mating rituals. Laying only one egg at a time, the red-footed booby could be vulnerable to environmental changes. $100 $50 $25 CTRFB Harbor seals are carnivorous mammals that feed on shrimp, squid and other sea creatures. The animals seem to use their whiskers to detect the hydrodynamic trail that fish leave in their wake. $100 $50 $25 CTHS 18 18 Your donation will be used in general support of WWF’s conservation efforts around the world. http://www.worldwildlife.org/ogc/species_SKU.cfm?cqs=CTHW&sc=AWY0900WCN11 http://www.worldwildlife.org/ogc/species_SKU.cfm?cqs=CTMB2&sc=AWY0900WCN11 http://www.worldwildlife.org/ogc/species_SKU.cfm?cqs=CTRFB&sc=AWY0900WCN11 http://www.worldwildlife.org/ogc/species_SKU.cfm?cqs=CTHS&sc=AWY0900WCN11
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