John Olexa
04-08-2005, 10:17 PM
Major Victory for Last 100
Western Gray Whales
Dear John,
Today is a great day to speak for the animals.
I wanted you to be one of the first to know about a major IFAW victory in our efforts to save the critically endangered Western gray whale.
For several years, IFAW has been one of the leading members of a coalition fighting to change Shell’s “Sakhalin–2”oil project to protect the environment. One of our major initiatives was to reroute the marine oil pipeline away from the only known feeding grounds of the last 100 Western Gray Whales off the east coast of Sakhalin, Russia.
Because gray whales feed for only 4-5 months out of the year, the protection of this feeding habitat is particularly critical if the gray whale is to survive.
Scientific research coordinated by the IFAW Russia office as well as an IUCN panel concluded that the planned route of the pipeline should be moved at least 12 nautical miles to the south in order to protect the gray whales.
And now, thanks to an intense grassroots campaign conducted at the local level, as well as success in convincing export credit banks and governments not to provide credit guarantees to the project unless it met whale protection guidelines, Shell has agreed to significantly move the pipeline route east and 20 kilometers south from the whale feeding grounds.
With your help we can continue to win more critical battles to protect animals in danger
Some of Russia's largest oil and gas fields are located off the shores of Sakhalin Island and many multinational oil companies are currently working to tap the reserves.
Although the move of the pipeline is a major step to ensure the safety of the critically endangered Western gray whale, IFAW will continue to push for the move of the Sakhalin drilling platform further away from the whale feeding grounds.
Court cases initiated by IFAW against Sakhalin Energy–Shell for violations of Russian environmental protection law remain underway, and we will do everything in our power to ensure that any oil development in this vital habitat takes place in an environmentally and socially responsible manner.
I want to personally thank you for joining with us in our efforts to make a better world for both animals and people. Days like today make all our hard work so very worth it and I can’t wait to share our next campaign win with you.
Thank you so much for your time and support,
Sincerely,
Fred O’Regan
President and CEO
P.S. If you’d like to make a contribution to help us achieve more great victories for the protection of animals like this one, you can do so here.
IFAW © 2005
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Western Gray Whales
Dear John,
Today is a great day to speak for the animals.
I wanted you to be one of the first to know about a major IFAW victory in our efforts to save the critically endangered Western gray whale.
For several years, IFAW has been one of the leading members of a coalition fighting to change Shell’s “Sakhalin–2”oil project to protect the environment. One of our major initiatives was to reroute the marine oil pipeline away from the only known feeding grounds of the last 100 Western Gray Whales off the east coast of Sakhalin, Russia.
Because gray whales feed for only 4-5 months out of the year, the protection of this feeding habitat is particularly critical if the gray whale is to survive.
Scientific research coordinated by the IFAW Russia office as well as an IUCN panel concluded that the planned route of the pipeline should be moved at least 12 nautical miles to the south in order to protect the gray whales.
And now, thanks to an intense grassroots campaign conducted at the local level, as well as success in convincing export credit banks and governments not to provide credit guarantees to the project unless it met whale protection guidelines, Shell has agreed to significantly move the pipeline route east and 20 kilometers south from the whale feeding grounds.
With your help we can continue to win more critical battles to protect animals in danger
Some of Russia's largest oil and gas fields are located off the shores of Sakhalin Island and many multinational oil companies are currently working to tap the reserves.
Although the move of the pipeline is a major step to ensure the safety of the critically endangered Western gray whale, IFAW will continue to push for the move of the Sakhalin drilling platform further away from the whale feeding grounds.
Court cases initiated by IFAW against Sakhalin Energy–Shell for violations of Russian environmental protection law remain underway, and we will do everything in our power to ensure that any oil development in this vital habitat takes place in an environmentally and socially responsible manner.
I want to personally thank you for joining with us in our efforts to make a better world for both animals and people. Days like today make all our hard work so very worth it and I can’t wait to share our next campaign win with you.
Thank you so much for your time and support,
Sincerely,
Fred O’Regan
President and CEO
P.S. If you’d like to make a contribution to help us achieve more great victories for the protection of animals like this one, you can do so here.
IFAW © 2005
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