Dear Friend of Defenders,
A days-old North Atlantic right whale calf has been severely injured after being struck by a boat’s propellers.
This is the first calf its mother, Derecha, has borne in a decade. And these whales are so critically endangered, the loss of even one calf is a devastating setback for the species.
These are the stakes: Fewer than 400 North Atlantic right whales are alive today.
News of this injury comes from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, which found that the calf had two “parallel and s-shaped” wounds along its body, most likely caused by boat propellers.
Boat strikes and entanglement in fishing gear are among the greatest threats to these docile and slow-moving whales. These threats have slashed the whales’ life expectancy from over 70 years to just 30 years.
Your urgent support will help us ramp up the campaign to pass the SAVE Right Whales Act, a law that would provide money to invest in technologies to save right whales from being injured and killed by ships and fishing gear. We are also fighting in court to protect right whales from deadly entanglements.
Make sure these whales get the protection they need with your support right now!
All around us, the animals we love are being driven closer to the brink of extinction. It doesn’t have to be this way: With your help, we can stop preventable wildlife tragedies like this one!
Thank you in advance for your generous support of imperiled wildlife.
Sincerely,
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Jane Davenport |
P.S.: Our tireless fight for whales and other imperiled wildlife is only possible because of supporters like you. The best way you can make a sustained impact to protect vulnerable wildlife is through an automatic monthly donation!