Protect the remaining 73 Southern Resident orcas from a catastrophic fate!

Still reeling from the deaths of family members, only 73 Southern Resident orcas remain in the wild -- and they’re struggling to survive. Orcas function in close-knit, sensitive communities. When they lose a family member, their chances of survival plummet as their grief can push them into STARVATION.

If Big Oil and shipping companies proceed with projects like the expanded Trans Mountain Pipeline and the Roberts Bank T2 terminal, it could spell disaster for orcas. The increased oil tanker and shipping traffic caused by these megaprojects will result in extreme noise, air, and water pollution and increase the oil spill threat -- which would not only destroy sensitive orca habitat but would also drive away Chinook salmon, a vital food source for these innocent creatures. We need to ACT NOW and STOP the devastating deaths.

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Dear National Marine Fisheries Service,

Your agency is tasked with protecting our oceans and marine life. That means saving Southern Resident orca whales from extinction by stopping Big Oil and the shipping industry from polluting their direct environment -- the ocean.

There are only 73 orca whales left in the Southern Resident pods, and that number is likely to decrease unless your agency enacts federal policies that hold Big Oil and shipping corporations accountable for the damage they are causing.

Two of the biggest threats to orcas right now are the Roberts Bank T2 container shipping terminal and the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion.

The hazardous chemicals discarded by these massive ships can have far-reaching impacts, including toxic bloom, dead zones, pathogenic bacteria, and even oxygen depletion. They drive orca whales’ main food supply away with their noise and pollution. They cannot survive with these interferences with their natural habitats and disruptions to the entire ecosystem.

I’m calling on you to take immediate action to protect orcas from extinction by enacting stronger protections for Southern Resident orcas’ main food source – Chinook salmon. I also ask that you demand stronger mitigation measures for the oil tankers and cargo ships from the proposed Trans Mountain pipeline expansion and Roberts Bank T2 terminal projects to mitigate the disturbances and risk of oil spills they present to orcas and their critical habitat.

Please do your part and stop Big Oil and the shipping industry from pushing Southern Resident orcas toward extinction.

Sincerely,
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