| | COSEWIC assessment and update status report on the grey |
| | 0,95 | | MB | whale (Eastern North Pacific population) Eschrichtius robustus |
| | 38 | | stron | in Canada. |
| | 4832 | | ID | Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada |
| | 2005 | | rok |
| | TABLE OF CONTENTS |
| | SPECIES INFORMATION.3 |
| | Name and classification.3 |
| | Description.3 |
| | DISTRIBUTION.4 |
| | Global range 4 |
| | Canadian range .7 |
| | HABITAT 8 |
| | Habitat requirements .8 |
| | Trends . 9 |
| | Protection/ownership .9 |
| | BIOLOGY10 |
| | General 10 |
| | Reproduction .10 |
| | Survival10 |
| | Physiology .11 |
| | Movements/dispersal.11 |
| | Nutrition .11 |
| | Interspecific interactions 13 |
| | Behaviour/adaptability .13 |
| | POPULATION SIZES AND TRENDS14 |
| | LIMITING FACTORS AND THREATS 15 |
| | SPECIAL SIGNIFICANCE OF THE SPECIES 17 |
| | Ecological significance.17 |
| | Cultural and economic significance .18 |
| | EXISTING PROTECTION OR OTHER STATUS18 |
| | SUMMARY OF STATUS REPORT.19 |
| | TECHNICAL SUMMARY. 20 |
| | ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS .22 |
| | LITERATURE CITED 22 |
| | BIOGRAPHICAL SUMMARY OF THE REPORT WRITER. 30 |
| | AUTHORITIES CONTACTED.31 |