Your Signature Is Needed: Greedy cruise companies are threatening endangered orcas

ORCA UPDATE: In just the last two decades, the population of southern resident orcas has dropped by 15 whales. This startling decline has continued despite orcas being listed as endangered under the Endangered Species Act. A key culprit in their continued decline? The shipping and fossil fuel industries. Despite being protected under the ESA, orca habitat continues to be flooded with pollution from the shipping and fossil fuel industries. And the proposed Trans Mountain Pipeline and Robert Banks T2 shipping terminal could be the final nail in the species’ coffin. [Please, Friend, sign our petition by midnight to save the 73 remaining orcas.]( [SIGN THE PETITION]( Orcas need your HELP, Friend. Recently, after the tragic death of matiarch Marina, we reported on another Southern Resident orca, Cappuccino. The last time this playful whale was seen, his dorsal fin had completely collapsed. His body was wasting away. With no fat left on him, it was presumed he could no longer keep his body afloat -- forcing him to sink and drown. His body could not be recovered. Then, just last year, yet another young male orca from the same pod, Ripple, was presumed to have suffered a similar devastating death. The deaths of Marina, Cappuccino, and Ripple are a dire warning. Orcas are under attack! Shipping noise and fossil fuel megaprojects are destroying their habitat and food source. With only 75 Southern Resident Killer Whales remaining in the wild, we must ACT fast. [Please help us collect 198 more signatures to protect orcas.]( [SIGN THE PETITION]( Thank you for taking action, Friends of the Earth Contact Us: Friends of the Earth U.S. Washington, D.C. | Berkeley, CA 1-877-843-8687 [Contact us](foe.org/about-us/contact/) Email Preferences: [Click here to unsubscribe]( Learn more: www.foe.org/news www.foe.org/about-us www.foeaction.org Connect: [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Flickr]( © 2021, Friends of the Earth. All Rights Reserved. [supporter]