NRDC - Natural Resources Defense Council
10/25/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 10/25/2024 08:26
Save the Rice’s Whale in the Gulf of Mexico
The Rice's whale is an ancient baleen whale species that lives in the Gulf of Mexico year-round. Unfortunately, thanks to human activity-such as oil spills, seismic blasting, plastic pollution, and fatal collisions with ships-the Rice's whale is also one of the most endangered marine mammals on the planet, with a population numbering less than 100. Immediate federal action is needed to protect this unique part of the Gulf's natural heritage and prevent the first-ever human-caused extinction of a great whale species.