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All Documents in Wildlands Tagged marine mammals

The Beaufort and Chukchi Seas Protecting America’s Arctic Fact Sheet: Aggressive government interest in leasing areas to the oil and gas industries in the zone referred to as the “Arctic Ring of Life”—home to millions of migratory birds, polar bears, beluga whales, endangered bowhead whales, and thousands-year-old Inupiat (Eskimo) culture—threatens the sustainability of this ecosystem and the livelihood of Alaska Native communities. Get document in pdf.

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America’s Underwater Parks The Marine Life Protection Act Safeguards Our Special Undersea Places Fact Sheet: NRDC is supporting the Marine Life Protection Act (MLPA) to ensure that California has a system of marine protected areas along its coast to help the rich web of ocean life thrive. Get document in pdf.
Protecting Whales from Dangerous Sonar NRDC takes the U.S. military to court to save marine mammals from underwater noise News: NRDC has been fighting for more than a decade for prudent safeguards that would protect whales and other marine mammals from military sonar exercises -- eventually taking the fight all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Lethal Sounds The use of military sonar poses a deadly threat to whales and other marine mammals News: Whales and other marine mammals face a grave threat from military sonar and other noise in the oceans. Manmade sound waves can drown out the noises that marine mammals rely on for their very survival, causing serious injury and even death.
Porpoise in Peril Help protect the most endangered small marine mammal in the world Fact Sheet: NRDC is working to prevent the extinction of the vaquita marina (Phocoena sinus), the world’s smallest porpoise and now its most endangered small marine mammal. The main threat to vaquitas is the accidental entanglement in nets set for fish and shrimp that is exported from Mexico to U.S. consumers. Immediate action must be taken to protect this critically endangered porpoise. Get document in pdf.