These whales need our help! President Biden auctioned off about 6 million acres of Rice Whales habitat in the Gulf Of Mexico. These whales were only discovered to be a unique species in 2021 are yet there are approximately 50 of these whales left, 25 being mature. Its fair to expect they'll leave as soon as it arrived in our minds.
Oil spills have a direct effect on these whales. The 2010 Deep Water Horizon Spill overlapped with about half of their population's territory, and as a result, 22% of them died.
Another major concern is ship strikes, as they tend to swim right below the surface. If theyre swimming where were drilling, and they will be swimming, their predisposed nature to getting hit by boats only increases.
Its not over, though. Appeals get filed, appeals get over rulled but George Torgun, a senior attorney in the ocean program at Earthjustice says that its not over - times just running out.
Call your representatives. Tell them you want them to do everything they can to give the Rice Whale a fighting chance. They deserve to have every opportunity for populatuon recovery, no matter how low the stakes.
Weve not even known about them long enough for them to be some kids favorite whale. These guys keep to themselves, do their own thing. They live in their habitat year round, and sometimes make pairs or groups, sometimes stay alone. They dive during the day, and stay near the surface at night. Theyre just a whale. Our whale.
Ontop of this? Stopping ocean drilling is the equivalent, according to the NGO Oceana in DC, of removing every car off the road for fifteen years. But to the Rice Whale? Thats just gravy.
FUCK bp for killing off 20% of this species of whale that only got classified as its own species 3 months ago. FUCK EM. rice's whale just became it's own species, but a bunch of em died in the fuckin. deepwater horizon spill! what the fuck!!