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Tell your members of Congress to save starving southern resident orcas
and remove these dams on the lower Snake River!

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Dear Defender of
Wildlife,

The single biggest action we can take to save southern resident orcas
from starving to death is clear - but we need your help.

On the lower Snake River in the Pacific northwest, four outdated dams
hold back more than water. Those dams make it incredibly difficult for
wild Chinook salmon - the orcas' primary food source - to
reproduce, and both populations are in freefall.

These orcas have suffered for far too long. Join us in calling for
these dams to be removed, while there's still time to save these
species!

Take Action: Tell your members of Congress to support removing
outdated dams to save Chinook salmon and starving orcas!

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Critically endangered southern resident orcas gather at the mouth of
the Columbia River, waiting to feed on the Chinook salmon runs of the
Columbia Basin. But as salmon are disappearing, so too are orcas.

Defender of
Wildlife,the situation is
desperate: Only 73 southern resident orcas remain, and the survivors
are suffering right now. Without immediate action, we could see the
rest of these orcas starve to death in our lifetime.

Leading orca researchers believe that without removing the four lower
Snake River dams, it may be nearly impossible to save these orcas from
extinction.

We can't lose these species. Support the removal of these unnecessary
dams right now!

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While federal agencies are currently assessing the impact these dams
have on wildlife, they are only expected to support small steps that
won't make enough of a difference to end this crisis. And the Trump
administration recently shrank the public comment period for this
assessment by over 80%, further depriving the public of a voice.

Now it's up to Congress to do what these agencies won't. Make sure
they know they have your support! Tell your members of Congress: End
the starving orca crisis!

SAVE THE ORCAS >>

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With these dams removed, we could finally begin to see southern
resident orcas and Chinook salmon make a recovery. And this long
nightmare of watching these species suffer and die could finally be
over.

But unless we act, this crisis is only going to get worse. Please join
us today in fighting to save these vulnerable species, while there's
still time!

Please take a moment to demand that your members of Congress support
action to save Chinook salmon and starving southern resident orcas!

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Sincerely,

Robb Krehbiel

Robb Krehbiel
Northwest Program Representative
Defenders of Wildlife

Defenders of Wildlife | 1130 17th St NW, Washington, DC 20036 |
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