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Hi John,
Pacific humpback whales migrate twice a year over thousands of miles.
But huge, mile-long fishing nets are stopping them. Nearly a dozen got tangled up in nets last year, so we took legal action to ban these nets where they threaten humpbacks.
Please help us fight for whales and other endangered species by giving to the Saving Life on Earth Fund. There are just hours left to have your gift doubled.
The most imperiled humpback population around, with only 750 whales, finds its food off the California and Oregon coasts.
But a fishery there uses hanging nets a mile long, left in the ocean overnight, to catch large fish like bluefin tuna, swordfish and thresher sharks.
Sadly, endangered sea turtles and whales get caught, too. These nets caught nearly a dozen humpback whales in 2021, so we let the National Marine Fisheries Service know we'll be taking it to court.
Failing to protect these whales from entanglements violates the Endangered Species Act and pushes these majestic marine mammals closer to the brink.
Wildlife in all corners is struggling to survive because of human interference. Mountain lions in California and panthers in Florida are frequent victims of vehicle collisions.
Manatees in Florida and North Atlantic right whales lose their lives to boat strikes.
And even bees and butterflies are stopped by lethal barriers, poisoned by pesticides during their migrations through wildlife refuges.
To stop the extinction crisis, the homes of wildlife must be protected. And business-as-usual tactics like the use of massive gillnets must be stopped so humpback whales can move freely in the wild.
The Center for Biological Diversity was founded to save species like humpback whales. Every day we're giving all we've got to save wildlife — and we need you with us.
Please help with a generous gift to the Saving Life on Earth Fund. Through tomorrow only, all gifts will be matched.
For the wild,
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