Did you know that thousands of whales die each year from commercial whaling, ship strikes, and habitat disruption? Or that a new plan is underway to legalize commercial whaling? I am contacting you today on behalf of The International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW), a non-profit organization working to save animals in crisis worldwide, to help protect our oceans’ whale population.

Whales are facing more threats today than ever before, largely from commercial whaling. But recently, a new plan has been released to legalize this practice. The plan can mean not only reversing the current ban on whale hunting by Norway, Iceland, and Japan for the next ten years, but will allow whaling in the internationally recognized whale sanctuary around Antarctica. The limits on the number of whales each country will have permission to hunt are yet to be determined, and may ignore estimated sustainable whaling limits. It is up to us to lead the effort in protecting these animals and create awareness to end this new proposal.

To learn about how you can get involved, please visit IFAW on Facebook or visit www.IFAW.org.