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3 Southern Resident orcas are dead and their surviving family is growing weaker
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[[link removed]]Starving.

Mourning.

One major oil spill away from extinction.

Southern Resident orcas Cappuccino, Marina, and now young Ripple are all dead. That leaves only 73 members of their family left in the wild. And they are
growing weaker every day. But Big Oil tankers and shipping megaprojects pose a
serious existential threat to the remaining whales. Friend, if we don’t act now, we could be the last
generation to share the Earth with these endangered whales. Will you donate $27
today to protect the remaining orcas and our planet?
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Last year, the devastating loss of Ripple left his family reeling in grief.
Southern Resident orcas live in close-knit, sensitive family communities known
as pods. Each loss is felt by the entire pod. With every death, their chances of
survival plummet as their grief can push them into starvation. That’s why we
can’t stand to lose even one more of these precious whales.

But Big Oil and the shipping industry will line their pockets at any cost --
even if it means wiping out Southern Resident orcas forever. The last Southern
Resident orcas are just one major oil spill away from extinction. And we know
that oil spills are not a matter of “if,” but rather “when.” Enough is enough: how long will we let Big Oil get away with their deadly dealings?

Help protect the last 73 Southern Resident orcas and the planet from Big Oil and
shipping megaprojects before we lose them forever. Donate $27 now!

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[[link removed]]Grief isn’t the only thing threatening Southern Resident orcas, Friend. It’s actually a result of more sinister actors at play: Orcas rely
on Chinook salmon as their main food source. But these fish have substantially
declined in the last decade. In fact, many Chinook salmon runs are now
threatened or endangered themselves.

Struggling to find food, orcas are being driven to starvation. They’re under
extreme stress and even suffering miscarriages. Big Oil and Big Shipping’s megaprojects would amplify these threats.
Ultimately, they would devastate the remaining Southern Resident orca
population.

The proposed expansion of the Trans Mountain Pipeline would increase oil tanker
traffic in Southern Resident critical habitat SEVEN-FOLD. This means going from
one oil tanker a week through these waters to one per day! Worst of all, it will
also be transporting millions of gallons of toxic tar sands oil per day -- the dirtiest kind -- through this already delicate orca habitat.

The Roberts Bank T2 shipping terminal project would significantly increase cargo
ship traffic in prime orca habitat. It would drive Chinook salmon further away
from orcas and drop their numbers even further. The noise pollution from the
ships will also disrupt the killer whales’ sonar hunting methods, preventing
them from finding the few salmon left in the region. And now, the worst has
happened: this shipping terminal has recently been approved by the Canadian
government. But we can still fight back!

If we let Big Oil and Big Shipping get away with their reckless plans in pursuit
of profit, it could be too late for Southern Resident orcas. Between the chronic
lack of salmon and the disruption of their hunting methods, orcas will starve to death and be driven to extinction. We have to show Big Oil and the shipping industry that we won’t allow them to
put corporate profits over the lives of precious wildlife and the ecosystems
that rely on them.

We can’t let Big Oil push vulnerable orcas further toward extinction -- the time
to fight back is NOW. Rush your $27 donation now and protect orcas and our
planet.

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[[link removed]]Did you know that orcas play a part in the air you breathe? That’s right,
Friend. Orcas release vital nutrients for phytoplankton,
which in turn provide half of the oxygen we breathe. But their impact doesn’t
stop there. They absorb hundreds of thousands of tons of carbon each year. This
flow of nutrients promotes healthy ecosystems and a functioning planet, which is
why we must protect these orcas at all costs.

But orcas are just one oil spill away from extinction. Proposed Big Oil
megaprojects like the expanded Trans Mountain Pipeline could be fatal. Orcas
can’t detect oil spills. The fumes alone can knock out and drown a full-grown
whale. When the next oil spill occurs, they may swim through toxic tar sands
oil, leading to infection, suffocation, and death.

Friend, we can’t let Big Oil and the shipping industry
put vulnerable Southern Resident orcas at risk anymore. Your membership support
today will go a long way toward protecting orcas and our planet, and helping
stop these reckless megaprojects that have the potential to wipe out the
remaining 73 orcas.

Orcas are at a tipping point -- and if we don’t act soon, we could lose them forever. Friends of the Earth is doing everything we can to fight against greedy
corporate interests and save these precious whales and our planet. But we can’t
do it without your help. Please, Friend, join us in this
fight and rush your $27 contribution today before the clock strikes midnight and
we lose any more of these majestic creatures.

Don’t let Big Oil and corporate greed exploit our oceans for profit. Donate $27
now to stand up for orcas and our planet before the damage is irreversible.

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[[link removed]]Standing with you,
Marcie Keever
Oceans and vessels program director,
Friends of the Earth

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