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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: Ongoing...
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!
# 3,884:
10:04 am PST, Nov 22, Keth T, Florida
they are beautiful animals and they dont deserve to die over stuff they never did. all they do is swim in THEIR oceans and eat they never did anything to us and we have no right
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10:14 am PST, Nov 21, Jillian Greenriver, Ohio
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4:51 pm PST, Nov 19, Michele Bucci, New Jersey
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4:36 pm PST, Nov 19, Muki Yomikchi, Japan
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1:58 pm PST, Nov 19, Fernando Padro, Mexico
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11:28 am PST, Nov 19, Louise Leger, Canada
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3:01 am PST, Nov 19, Suzanna Van der Voort, Netherlands
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12:19 am PST, Nov 19, Julie Kambouris, Australia
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12:15 pm PST, Nov 18, Catherine Garrigus, Ohio
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11:56 am PST, Nov 18, Sara J. Schmidt, Missouri
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11:01 am PST, Nov 18, Tzipora Katz, New Jersey
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7:10 am PST, Nov 18, Animalspirit Martz, Indiana
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7:39 pm PST, Nov 17, Camille Marino, Florida
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3:27 pm PST, Nov 17, Christine Rios, Washington
Dear Senator, please protect North Atlantic right whales and support the ship strike reduction act of 2008 (s.2657) today. thankyou
# 3,870:
2:06 am PST, Nov 17, Laird D b, United Kingdom
only evil monster kill
# 3,869:
11:49 pm PST, Nov 16, Dana Fillion, Connecticut
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7:46 pm PST, Nov 16, Susan Halloran, Virginia
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6:55 pm PST, Nov 16, Ida Dorn, California
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5:22 pm PST, Nov 16, Monica Dance, New Zealand
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2:02 pm PST, Nov 16, Eureka Morrison, South Africa
# 3,864:
1:38 pm PST, Nov 16, Rhonda Fazenbaker, Maryland
# 3,863:
11:19 am PST, Nov 16, Katia Louise, California
# 3,862:
10:48 am PST, Nov 16, Angele Verdaet, Belgium
# 3,861:
10:39 am PST, Nov 16, Angela Gunn, United Kingdom
THEY DESERVE A LIFE JUST LIKE US HUMANS GIVE THEM THAT CHANCE
# 3,860:
10:04 am PST, Nov 16, De LaFreniere, Canada
When is wildlife going to be respected instead of killed???
# 3,859:
9:37 am PST, Nov 16, Tracey V., Virginia
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9:03 am PST, Nov 16, Kerri Zimmerman, Canada
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9:03 am PST, Nov 16, Nyack Clancy, New York
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8:58 am PST, Nov 16, Lars Kullberg, Sweden
PLEASE be kind to the animals, so that you can live your life with no regret, with a clean conscience,. This is the way to go. Sincerely, Lars Kullberg, Sweden
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7:10 am PST, Nov 16, Bota Mariana, Romania
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2:04 am PST, Nov 16, Cleo Cleo, Romania
# 3,853:
1:57 am PST, Nov 16, Gase Hady, Cyprus
# 3,852:
8:34 pm PST, Nov 15, Sue Hamann, Washington
The whales need our protection!
# 3,851:
7:56 pm PST, Nov 15, Valerie Hildebrand, Canada
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