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Defender,

A mother right whale and her newborn calf, only a few weeks old, breach the
surface of the Atlantic Ocean for a fresh breath of air.

Moments later, a mass of noise and steel rolls over them, too fast for them to
escape. When the chaos clears, only the mortally wounded mother remains. Her
newborn calf’s horrifically wounded body will wash ashore the next day.

She doesn’t know what today’s loss means for endangered North Atlantic right
whales like her. All she knows is that she is suddenly, horribly alone.

Someone has to care. Vessel strikes are happening off our coastlines, and our elected officials
refuse to stop it – in fact, Congress is trying to put up roadblocks to prevent a slower-speed rule
from protecting right whales in times and places they’re most at risk.

If you take the next step and become a Defender of Wildlife today, together we
can force them to give a damn. Our mission is to prevent tragedies like these,
and we can only succeed with your help.

Our Give A Damn Challenge is underway: We’re asking wildlife's strongest
advocates to take on the deadliest threats facing our nation’s wildlife. Join
Defenders of Wildlife today by making your life-saving gift!
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Vessel strikes are one of the two primary causes of death for endangered right
whales. Mothers and calves are most vulnerable.

These collisions, which kill whales by causing bleeding and blunt force trauma,
are threatening the very survival of this species. Today, only 340 right whales
are left.

But industry groups and others want to block a proposed rule that would slow
down vessels in high-risk zones, even if it could save right whales from
extinction.

The clock is ticking, and time is running out. Right now, right whales are being
killed faster than they’re being born. We may only have one chance to get this
right.

Defender, it’s not too late: Join today and help amplify
our emergency efforts to stop right whales and other wildlife from being pushed
to extinction. Your support could be the reason they’re still here tomorrow!
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If we do nothing, the number of right whales will steadily dwindle as boat
strikes and deadly entanglements cut down the last survivors. In the next few
years, the last right whale may wash up on shore… and that will be it.

It doesn’t have to be like this. There are people who give a damn about right whales – people like you, and like
our team of experts working tirelessly to save them.

We’re all counting on you to help wildlife succeed!

JOIN TO SAVE RIGHT WHALES FROM EXTINCTION
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Thank you for caring about the animals who need us most right now.

Sincerely,

Defenders of Wildlife

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Photo credit: Dead manatee on shore © Brett Billings/USFWS | Harbor Seal Tangled
with Fishing Line © Jane Bullis | Entangled Green Sea Turtle © NOAA/PIFSC |
Deceased Pilot Whale Calf © Bastique/wikiCommons

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