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Navy to kill 1,800 whales and dolphins? And deafen 15,900


Navy to kill 1,800 whales and dolphins? And deafen 15,900 more?



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According to the U.S. Navy's own estimates, the use of high-frequency underwater sound for testing will deafen 15,900 whales and dolphins and kill 1,800 more over the next five years.
Whales and dolphins depend on sound to navigate and live. The Navy is required to include comments from the public on their Environmental Impact Statement (EIS), so your signature and comment on my SignOn.org petition could help stop this naval program and save the lives of these ocean creatures.
My petition says:
Stop the killing of 1,800 whales and dolphins and the deafening of 15,900 more by ceasing the operation of the Navy's underwater sound system in the Hawaiian Islands, the California and Atlantic Coasts, and the Gulf of Mexico.
Will you sign the petition? Click here to add your name, and then pass it along to your friends:
http://www.moveon.org/r?r=276609&id=45549-2397932-uSflo1x&t=1
Thanks for your help.
–Lyndia Storey
PS: The comments must be in by July 10, 2012, so please sign today.
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