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Protect Northern Right Whales

Target: U.S. Senate
Sponsored by: Care2

Ship strikes are taking their toll on the North Atlantic right whale as these gentle giants migrate through busy shipping lanes on the eastern seaboard. But the Bush/Cheney Administration refuses to intervene -- choosing instead to do nothing as these marine mammals continue to move toward extinction.

Right whales are among the rarest of all marine mammals. Scientists believe that there are only between 300 and 400 North Atlantic right whales left. But there’s new hope in the Senate as legislation introduced by Sens. John Kerry and Olympia Snowe makes its way through Congress. The Ship Strike Reduction Act of 2008 would provide much-needed speed limits for certain types of ships that travel through the migration paths of North Atlantic right whales.

Please tell your Senators to protect right whales and support The Ship Strike Reduction Act of 2008 (S. 2657) today.

deadline: 6-24-2009
goal: 10,000

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Dear Senator [Last Name]:

As someone who is concerned about the struggling North Atlantic right whale, I urge you to support the Ship Strike Reduction Act of 2008 (S.2657).

Right whales are among the rarest of all marine mammals. Scientists believe that there are only between 300 and 400 North Atlantic right whales left.

Their migration along the eastern seaboard takes them directly through some of the busiest shipping lanes in the U.S. -- and ship strikes are the number one cause of mortality of North Atlantic right whales. Ship strikes are responsible for 37% of whale deaths in just the last twenty two years.

Because they are slow to mature and reproduce, the loss of even one right whale has an enormous impact on the prospects for the survival of the entire species.

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We signed the “Protect Northern Right Whales” petition!

# 3,941:

5:01 pm PST, Feb 18, Connie H., Pennsylvania

# 3,940:

12:17 am PST, Feb 18, Dove Joans, California
They are special & essential to our human existance Thanks, Dove

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9:59 am PST, Feb 17, Name not displayed, New York
Please protect our whales.

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11:12 am PST, Feb 16, Cris Colombi, Argentina

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6:32 am PST, Feb 16, Donna Blair, Rhode Island

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3:46 am PST, Feb 8, Kevin Anderson, Pennsylvania

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9:44 am PST, Feb 6, Edward Dorson, New York

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8:59 am PST, Feb 5, Jennifer Heneghan, Florida

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2:32 pm PST, Feb 3, Brooke Wickham, Washington

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9:03 am PST, Feb 1, CELINE DILFER, California
These are beautiful animals and we cant treat themt his way! its cruel and instills more violent behavior

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7:30 am PST, Feb 1, Heidi Sandoval, California

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9:26 pm PST, Jan 31, Anne Sammons, Washington

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9:33 am PST, Jan 31, Cayla Boezi, Pennsylvania

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2:35 pm PST, Jan 29, Angelina Derbane, Latvia

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8:33 pm PST, Jan 28, Bruce Williams, California

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5:19 pm PST, Jan 21, Roxanne Ganley, Florida

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1:22 pm PST, Jan 21, Dogan Ozkan, Alaska

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1:10 am PST, Jan 20, Lucette Cabrilhac, France

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7:03 pm PST, Jan 18, Tara Huber, Maryland

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10:11 am PST, Jan 18, Tamara Honeycutt, Arkansas

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10:06 pm PST, Jan 17, Name not displayed, Florida

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6:22 pm PST, Jan 14, Devin Leiva, New York
The cruelty to these animals homes need to be stopped. Like our homes who we cherish we need to protect theres as well.

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8:52 am PST, Jan 12, Delpierre Sandy, France

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8:51 am PST, Jan 12, PODVIN SYLVAIN, France

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10:48 am PST, Jan 7, Carrie Weil, California

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6:14 pm PST, Jan 5, Kira Krusky, Canada

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12:53 am PST, Jan 5, Ari R. Kolman, Canada
I�m sickened and disgusted. Please stop the Holocaust already!! Animal Abuse and Sick Behavior. The World Is Watching You and we will take action.. How do you sleep at night? People who do these things to innocent animals (who scream and cry and feel the pain), should be arrested and put in jail. And I will work on this to happen. Protect right whales and support The Ship Strike Reduction Act of 2008 (S. 2657) today.

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9:31 pm PST, Jan 4, Autumn Sun, California

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9:50 am PST, Jan 4, Alexander Dolowitz, Utah

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8:33 pm PST, Jan 3, Nick Thamphya, Utah

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7:35 pm PST, Jan 3, Vicki Mata, Illinois
These whales deserve to live peacefully and happily, just like humans. Something should be done about this.

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10:55 am PST, Jan 3, Zara Stoyanova, Bulgaria

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1:01 am PST, Jan 2, Zara Ivanova, Bulgaria

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3:58 pm PST, Jan 1, Nicole Silva, Massachusetts

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10:52 am PST, Dec 30, Lyle Qualls, Colorado
PROTECT NATURES BEAUTY

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5:29 pm PST, Dec 28, ANDRZEJ KOPEC, United Kingdom

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1:29 pm PST, Dec 28, Sirkka Levaniemi, Finland

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7:17 am PST, Dec 27, Filomena Pereira, United Kingdom

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5:03 am PST, Dec 24, Laura H�nocq, France

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1:51 am PST, Dec 22, Marco Beato, Italy

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