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WHO WE ARE
This website is dedicated to the memory of Ben
White. Ben was a tireless campaigner for whales
and dolphins around the world. His courage and strength
are an inspiration for all activists who care about justice
and rights for animals. Ben created the Church of the
Earth and this website honours his work and efforts.
Australians for Animals Int. (AFA Int.)
Australians for Animals Int. (AFA Int.) is one of
Australia’s longest serving wildlife organizations with 27
years of campaigning on behalf of cetaceans and other
critters. AFA Int. as an International Whaling Commission
(IWC) accredited NGO, has lobbied on behalf of the Gray Whale
since 1996 at IWC meetings.
AFA Int. has:-
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Initiated all the lawsuits to protect the Gray Whale
from the efforts by the Makah tribe.
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Mounted two lawsuits to protect heavily pregnant
gray whales from sonar experiments designed to refine
military sonar.
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Commissioned an heuristic model of the Gray Whale
developed by Dr. Milani Chaloupka, an Australian research
scientist.
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Organized an historic scientific workshop on the gray
whale held in Santa Cruz in 2000. At this workshop,
chaired by Dr Milani Chaloupka, scientists from Canada, the
US and Mexico participated.
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Filed a relisting petition in 2003 which was denied by
National Marine & Fisheries Service – and much
more…
Sea Sanctuary
Founded in 2000, Sea Sanctuary is a San Francisco based
grass-roots, organization which was established for the
benefit of whales and dolphins and their habitats. The focus
of Sea Sanctuary is to:-
Establish a multinational network for California Gray
whale.
The CALIFORNIA GRAY WHALE COALITION is dedicated to protecting the most
ancient Baleen Whale on Planet Earth.
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SIGN THE PETITION
"I request that the new US Congress take all necessary steps to fund a
comprehensive review of all the major threats facing the California Gray
Whale."
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"A growing number of Gray Whales in the sub Arctic waters are
contaminated. As bottom feeders, these whales are vulnerable to toxic
pollution. Recent data from our worldwide sampling of sperm whale
blubber - The Voyage of the Odyssey - show that many whales are polluted
to levels that make their meat unsafe for human consumption-a sufficient
cause to discontinue whaling."
DR ROGER PAYNE
"The California Gray Whale is an indicator species of the sub Arctic
and Arctic Oceans. With major changes taking place in the
polar marine ecosystems, ensuring ongoing research into the major
threats facing these majestic whales is critical. In the light of
these changes, Gray Whales deserve the highest legal
protection."
DR SLVIA EARLE
"Gray whales face many
pressures, such as lack of food, coastal development and increasing ocean
noise. They need better protection."
JEAN-MICHEL
COUSTEAU
"And God created the great whales
there in Laguna San
Ignacio"
HOMERO ARIDJIS
"the possibility that we might drive these magnificent creatures into
extinction is unimaginable and unacceptable."
DARYL HANNAH
"Life began in the sea. So goes the whale...so goes
mankind. An effort to save the whales benefits us all."
BEAU
BRIDGES
"Thanks for leading the fight to save
the Gray
Whales"
ED BEGLEY JNR
"The Gray Whale is the
marine mammal symbol of California. It deserves to be protected and
honored. I support the creation of a "Whale of a Day" tribute to
this magnificent animal."
PRINCE FREDERIC VON ANHALT
"The Gray Whale faces a myriad of threats from climate change to sonar
testing and oil exploration. They need our help and the California Gray
Whale Coalition is a leading advocate for this important keystone
species."
PEDRO NAVA
"When we fully understand and begin to meet the threats to the
California Gray Whale, we will be addressing the problems that face North
America's entire Pacific coastal ecosystem."
LYNN WOOLSEY
"Saving the Gray Whales from extinction is an absolute must.
This magnificent, intelligent species cannot be allowed to perish from
this earth. If we ignore their plight we ignore the eventual impact
on all species, including our own, of the rapacious practices of mankind."
SARA WAN
"Gray whales need our immediate attention! Due to climate change,
their Arctic food supply is diminishing and the numbers of mother-calf
pairs on the long migration are the lowest in years."
DICK
RUSSELL
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