Dear Friends,
I have just read and signed the petition:
Protect Ocean Wildlife and Keep Tuna Dolphin-Safe!
http://www.thePetitionSite.com/takeaction/604955702

I just learned about the Defender of Wildlife's efforts
to help save millions of dolphins from being killed!
You can help: http://www.care2.com/go/z/12381

Did you know that ocean wildlife is in jeopardy?

Scientists worldwide recognize that large-scale industrial fishing
techniques -- such as purse-seining, longlining, and drift-netting --
are devastating our oceans and the countless wildlife species that
live within them. In the Pacific, many species of dolphins,
endangered sea turtles, sharks, sea birds and other marine wildlife
are all falling victim to the nets and lines of tuna fishermen.

Dolphin-Safe Tuna Program Under Attack: Three dolphin populations
in the Eastern Pacific -- the northeastern offshore spotted, the eastern
spinner, and the coastal spotted -- have fallen below their "optimum
sustainable populations" as a result of dolphin unfriendly fishing
practices. Despite this, the Bush Administration is trying to weaken
the definition of the dolphin-safe label on tuna cans. Their proposed
change would allow the harmful practice of chasing and setting nets
on dolphins to be labeled "dolphin-safe."

Sea Turtles in Trouble: Sea turtles, abundant throughout the world's
oceans for millennia, are being killed when they become entangled in
fishing gear or caught as bycatch in fishing nets. All eight of the world's
sea turtle species are now listed as threatened with extinction. Within
the last decade, the Eastern Pacific populations of the critically
endangered leatherback turtle have declined by 78%.

Sharks in Danger: Due to their low birth rate, slow maturation and
growth patterns, and naturally small populations, shark populations
are vulnerable to pressures from fisheries and human exploitation.
Populations of Pacific Angel Sharks, Lemon Sharks, and Blue Sharks,
to name a few, are all being adversely affected.

We need your help in convincing the Bush Administration to finally
demonstrate leadership position on these issues at the Inter-American
Tropical Tuna Commission and elsewhere, rather than passively waiting
while our ocean resources are destroyed. Sign Now! Once you have
signed, tell your friends about this imminent threat to these magnificent
marine mammals!
http://www.care2.com/go/z/12381

Thank you!
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Thank you
Tami
Total Signatures: 16,742
The most recent signatures* as of 12:43 PM PDT Apr 28, 2004

# 16,742 4/28/04 12:12 PM Patti Esmay, KS, US
# 16,741 4/28/04 12:11 PM Sue Little, MI, US
# 16,740 4/28/04 12:11 PM John Payne, IN, US
# 16,739 4/28/04 12:11 PM Alexander Dolowitz, UT, US
# 16,738 4/28/04 12:11 PM Norma M. Clark, MS, US
# 16,737 4/28/04 12:11 PM Anonymous, CO, US
# 16,736 4/28/04 12:11 PM Anonymous, PA, US
# 16,735 4/28/04 12:11 PM Petey Becker, VT, US
# 16,734 4/28/04 12:11 PM Anonymous, CA, US
# 16,733 4/28/04 12:10 PM Joscelyn Wilson, NC, US
# 16,732 4/28/04 12:10 PM Anonymous, MA, US
# 16,731 4/28/04 12:10 PM Michael Smigielski, MI, US
# 16,730 4/28/04 12:10 PM Amin Arikat, CA, US
# 16,729 4/28/04 12:10 PM Gayle Conant, CA, US
# 16,728 4/28/04 12:10 PM Irene Herz, NY, US
# 16,727 4/28/04 12:09 PM A. Hunsberger, IN, US
# 16,726 4/28/04 12:09 PM Laura Robinson, TX, US
# 16,725 4/28/04 12:09 PM Lee Pophal, WI, US
# 16,724 4/28/04 12:09 PM Angela Valianos, IL, US
# 16,723 4/28/04 12:09 PM Suzanne Smith, NY, US
# 16,722 4/28/04 12:08 PM Anonymous, GA, US
# 16,721 4/28/04 12:08 PM Athena Conrad, NY, US
# 16,720 4/28/04 12:08 PM Deborah Stine, NC, US
# 16,719 4/28/04 12:08 PM Roger Williams, IL, US
# 16,718 4/28/04 12:08 PM Carol Baksa, NC, US

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