Have you heard about the planned Naval war exercises from Hawai'i to California?
The Navy will use missiles,
underwater explosions, surface-to-air gunnery, missiles, and
mid-frequency sonar... right in whale and dolphin habitat!
Your signature today can help save whales and dolphins.
Sign this petition urging President Obama to prohibit reckless naval
exercises in areas that are critical to whales and dolphins at greatest
risk of permanent injury and death.
Times are already pretty tough for whales
and dolphins. They swim in increasingly polluted waters, and many of
their main food sources are being depleted by overfishing and changes in
the ocean acidification and temperature.
Now the US Navy is planning to literally drop explosives and blast head-splitting sonar in key habitat for whales and dolphins.
The Navy and National Marine Fisheries
Service estimates that, over the course of the Navy's plan, training and
testing activities will cause nearly 9.6 million instances of harm to whales, dolphins and other marine mammals.
The sonar and explosives will include
active sonar and explosives, which can cause these sonar-sensitive
marine mammals to lose their way, beach themselves, or drown.
For the Wild Ones,
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Chris B. The Care2 Petitions Team |
