Your Signature is Needed: Critically endangered orcas need you, Friend

Picture this: a pregnant Southern Resident orca swims though her native Pacific waters in search of food to nourish herself and her calf. She will have to consume 300 pounds of fish daily to remain pregnant, and if she doesn’t find salmon soon, SHE COULD LOSE HER BABY! But where have all the Chinook salmon gone? Increased corporate fishing has caused a dramatic loss of this essential food source for orcas leading to STARVATION, STRESS, and MISCARRIAGES at a time when only 73 Southern Resident Orcas remain! Time is running out, but YOU can help replenish orcas’ main food source by telling the Pacific Fishery Management Council to rein in overfishing. [PROTECT ENDANGERED ORCAS from corporate overfishing before it’s too late! Add your name by 11:59pm TONIGHT!]( [Sign the petition]( The orca population is at its lowest point since the 1970s, facing escalating threats like climate change, ocean acidification, and increased shipping pollution. Reviving this population with a dwindling food source becomes a near impossible challenge. When pregnant orcas are malnourished, they run a high risk of miscarriage. In fact, 2 of every 3 baby orcas don’t even survive birth! Without more food, we could be among the last generations to share this planet with Southern Resident orcas. [If just 1 of every 4 people reading this take action, we can help REIN IN overfishing and SAVE ORCAS! Please, Friend, add your name by 11:59pm TONIGHT!]( [Sign the petition]( Standing with you, Verner Wilson Senior Oceans Campaigner, Friends of the Earth Contact Us: Friends of the Earth U.S. Washington, D.C. | Berkeley, CA 1-877-843-8687 [Contact us](foe.org/about-us/contact/) Email Preferences: [Click here to unsubscribe]( Learn more: www.foe.org/news www.foe.org/about-us www.foeaction.org Connect: [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Flickr]( © 2021, Friends of the Earth. All Rights Reserved. [supporter]