“Join the Center for Biological Diversity this Sunday, May 23 for a state-wide rally to save the whales.
This June, the International Whaling Commission is considering allowing commercial whale harvests and granting several countries quotas for whales. This new proposal undermines the whaling moratorium, which for 24 years has helped bring whales back from the brink of extinction.
Regretfully, President Obama supports the proposal to allow whale killing. The policy would reward countries like Japan, Iceland, and Norway — countries that have killed 33,000 whales since the moratorium — by condoning those countries’ whale hunts if they reduce their catch to the quota limit. Allowing any commercial whaling would mark an unacceptable setback for whales and conservation.
This Sunday, May 23, is a day of action along the California coast to call on President Obama to keep the whaling ban intact and strengthen regulations in the International Whaling Commission. Please join the Center in our support for these events featuring speakers, costumes, and action steps to promote strong protections for our oceans and whales. Staff from the Center’s Oceans program will be speaking at the San Francisco City Hall rally at noon on Sunday.”
Save the Whales Day Rallies Across California Coast
On May - 22 - 2010
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