1. (SCS) Seal Conservation Society
Ribbon Seals

2. The SCS’s Mission Statement
To develop and distribute educational material
Monitor and attempt to minimize threats to the seals conservation and welfare
Provide comprehensive information
Advise service on seal-related issues to individuals, groups and the media
Maintain close links with and information exchange among animal welfare, conservation groups, rescue and rehabilitation centers, research establishments, government and other organizations

3. What is the Seal Conservation Society?
The SCS was set up in the spring of 1996
They are a non-profit charitable organization
They are a group of people who try to rehabilitate and protect the seal population

4. What About the Ribbon Seals?
They are on the endangered list
They live around the Canadian and Alaskan coastal areas in the Bering Sea
They are mammals
They know very little about this species
They have a special air sack that scientists don’t know what it is for. This could lead to possible new medical discoveries

5. Why Are They Endangered?
Changes in climate (global warming)
Commercial fishing
Oil and gas exploration and extraction
100 ribbon seals are killed each year by Alaskan natives
From the 1950’s-1980’s commercial sealing vassals killed between 6,500-23,000 ribbon seals each year

6. What Do They Look Like?
Adult ribbon seals have 4 white cm wide ribbons. The ribbons are on the neck, rear half, and the fore flippers
Immature ribbon seals have light colored stripes, but become more noticeable with age
Background fur of adult seals is black
Background fur of immature seals is grey

7. Habitat They are out mostly on pack ice, usually far from shore
During winter and spring they are found at the ice front in the Bering and Okhotsk Seas
Distribution and movements at other times of the year are unknown

8. Where does the SCS get their Money?
They mostly get their money from donations that people send to the society to help build rehabilitation centers to save seals that are either injured or sick

9. They Have Celebrity Help
Hayden Panettiere
She is passionate about stopping the slaughter of whales, dolphins, and seals. She has given many speeches at various universities and has met with many political figures. Her goal is to end the seal hunts and bring the tragic story of the seals back in to the political agenda

10. Ribbon Seals Taxonomic Group
Kingdom- Animilia
Phylum- Chordata
Class- Mammalia
Order- Carnivora
Family- Phocidae
Genus- Phoca
Species- Faciata

11. Why Should We Save Them?
We should save the Ribbon Seals because they are an endangered species. It would be a shame if these animals would disappear from the face of the earth because of mans greed. The SCS will kindly accept your donations and will be pleased that the public understands what kind of danger these animals face each day. If you want to help refurbish the seals population, start thinking now and help them out, time may be running out for our cute friends.

14. This Was a Presentation by……..
Ally G.
&
Haley M. 