Whale strandings
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- Published on Tuesday, 07 April 2015 20:00
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Paov,
Thanks for calling on the New Zealand government to halt seismic testing for deep sea oil off the New Zealand coast.
Please share the petition on Facebook and forward the email below to ensure your friends hear about this campaign.
Thank you,
Paul, Angus, Cami and the team at SumOfUs
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Friends,
New Zealanders have witnessed more than 100 distressed pilot whales stranded in recent weeks, not far from where oil exploration companies have been ceaselessly firing sonic booms to map the seafloor. Around 103 of the whales couldn’t be saved, despite tireless efforts by volunteers to comfort and refloat the highly social creatures.
Local conservationists are calling for urgent research into the impact of seismic survey activity on whales -- something the government should have done anyway before granting licenses to the oil companies.
The New Zealand government is sticking by its oily friends for now, but we know they monitor the country’s green image closely, and rely heavily on it for tourism and exports. That’s why an international outcry could tip the government in favour of the whales.
Let's tell the New Zealand government to halt seismic testing for deep sea oil off the New Zealand coast.
Here's the link -- please sign and share the petition:
http://action.sumofus.org/a/pilot-whale-strandings/?sub=taf
Thank you,
Paov
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