Help the Western Gray Whale
- by: Tonya Butts
- recipient: Exxon,Shell,Gazprom,B P,Rosneft
Threatened by oil and gas developments, entanglement in fishing gear, collisions with ships and occasional whaling by Japanese fishermen, the Western gray whale is on the verge of extinction. These amazing creatures were thought to be extinct in the 1970s, around 130 are now known to survive. But their main feeding habitat in summer time, the waters off Sakhalin Island in the Russian Far East, is a region now being developed by the oil and gas industry.
We need to urge the companies involved in Sakhalin - Exxon, Shell, Gazprom, BP and Rosneft - urging the companies involved in Sakhalin - Exxon, Shell, Gazprom, BP and Rosneft - to postpone any development until a commission of experts have assessed the impact on Western gray whales and made recommendations about further development in this area.
We the undersigned urge you to postpone any development until a commission of experts have assessed the impact on Western gray whales and made recommendations about further development in this area.
These amazing creatures were thought to be extinct and very few are known to still survive.If you go ahead as planned without an assessment on the impact this will have on the Western gray whale you could bring them to extinction.
Thank you for your time and consideration on this matter.
