Report prepared by Leanne Isaac and Dan Kriss, students in BCIT's Fish, Wildlife and Recreation Program.

In Antarctica there are a wide range of wildlife species that inhabits this bare (harsh) land and its surrounding waters and includes:

• whales (Fin whales, Humpback whales, Blue whales, Southern Right whales, Sperm whales, Minke and Orca)
• seals (Crabeater, Fur, Leopard, Ross, Southern elephant, and Weddell)
• bird species (Snow petrels, Cormorants, Arctic terns, Albatross, Antarctic fulmars, Sheathbills, Gulls and Skuas) and
• penguins (Adelie, Emperor, Chinstrap, and Gentoo).

Numerous countries contribute and participate in the management of the wildlife found within the parameters of Antarctica, through expeditions in both summer and winter.

Related Links

• Antarctic Connection
• Penguins
• Seals
• Whales