RIP J28 Polaris
Her loss is made even more tragic by the additional loss of her most recent calf J54. At less than a year old and still nursing, his survival is unlikely without his mother to feed him. He was last seen on October 23 and is now presumed deceased. This brings the year’s losses up to 4 (L95, J14, J28 and J54) and the population back down to 80.
More then ever, we need to look toward more fish as the primary solution in saving the endangered Southern Resident Killer Whale Population.
It is fairly simple … No Fish No Blackfish
What can you DO to help:
Get Involved – volunteer for a shoreline cleanup in your area – tell organization why support or why you do not – write to your local government representative (send letters and emails)
Sign petitions:
- Prevent Southern Resident Orcas from being Dammed to Extinction
- Save Lolita’s (SRKW) Dammed Family Set the Water Free
- Support The Executive Order to Remove Four Lower Snake River Dams
Eat Sustainable
- Choose Ocean Wise Seafood http://www.oceanwise.ca/
- Check out David Suzuki’s Top 10 Susatinable Seafood List
- Check out Monterey Bay Aquarium’s Seafood Watch
Become a Member of the Center for Whale Research – follow them on Facebook & Twitter
Adopt a Whale – check out The Whale Museum for more information
Follow Dam Sense on Facebook and check out their website damsense.org
Tweet to help save the SRKW’s
Read the following articles to learn more:
- The Orcas are Starving by David Niewert
- Breach dams, or its game over for salmon by Jim Waddell
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