{"id":3876,"date":"2018-08-10T11:31:27","date_gmt":"2018-08-10T15:31:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/canada\/?page_id=3876"},"modified":"2025-06-23T05:29:50","modified_gmt":"2025-06-23T09:29:50","slug":"protect-the-orcas","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/canada\/en\/protect-the-orcas\/","title":{"rendered":"Protect the Orcas"},"content":{"rendered":"\n                \n                <div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n                \n                <div class=\"wp-block-group container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n                \n                <div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignfull has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile is-pattern-p4-page-header is-style-parallax\">\n\n                <div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n                    <div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n                    \n                        <h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-white-background-color has-background\">\n                            Protect the Orcas\n                        <\/h1>\n                    <\/div>\n                \n\n                \n                        <p style=\"font-size:1.25rem\">\n                            <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Salish Sea is one of the richest and most biologically diverse inland seas in the world. It is also home to iconic wildlife, including the Southern Resident orca, but <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">these orcas are now endangered because of dwindling food supplies and increased marine traffic. Now this troubled population faces another threat \u2014 the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion that Prime Minister Trudeau plans to purchase in a $4.5 billion deal. <\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If this project goes ahead, the Trans Mountain Pipeline expansion &#8211; a 1,150 km pipeline that would connect the Alberta tar sands with the BC coast &#8211; could bring 400 tar sands oil tankers through these orcas\u2019 habitat every year. A spill of this heavy, highly toxic tar sands oil in the Salish Sea could permanently damage the wildlife that calls these waters home, including resident orca and salmon populations. The federal government\u2019s plan to increase tanker traffic on the BC coast is not only irresponsible, but it goes against its duty to protect endangered and threatened species.<\/span>\n                        <\/p>\n                    \n\n                \n\n                <\/div>\n                <figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\">\n                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"960\"\n                        src=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-canada-stateless\/2018\/08\/117a0f09-gp0strzyx.jpg\"\n                        alt=\"\"\n                        sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 601px) 50vw, 100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-canada-stateless\/2018\/08\/117a0f09-gp0strzyx.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-canada-stateless\/2018\/08\/117a0f09-gp0strzyx-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-canada-stateless\/2018\/08\/117a0f09-gp0strzyx-768x614.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-canada-stateless\/2018\/08\/117a0f09-gp0strzyx-1024x819.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-canada-stateless\/2018\/08\/117a0f09-gp0strzyx-425x340.jpg 425w\" class=\"wp-image-3878 size-full\"\n                    \/>\n                <\/figure>\n                <\/div>\n                \n                <\/div>\n                \n                <\/div>\n                \n                <div data-render=\"planet4-blocks\/columns\" data-attributes=\"{&quot;attributes&quot;:{&quot;columns_block_style&quot;:&quot;no_image&quot;,&quot;columns&quot;:[{&quot;title&quot;:&quot;The problem&quot;,&quot;description&quot;:&quot;There are only 74 southern resident orcas left. Due to dwindling food supplies, increased marine traffic noise, and climate change these orcas are declining and struggling to survive - and now, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau wants to buy a pipeline project that would bring more than 400 tar sands tankers a year through their critical habitat.&quot;},{&quot;title&quot;:&quot;The solution&quot;,&quot;description&quot;:&quot;Protecting these endangered creatures is a federal responsibility. Let\\u2019s create a massive public outcry asking Justin Trudeau take decisive action to address the threats these orcas face, including changing course on his pipeline plans. Send a message to Trudeau now.&quot;}]}}\"><\/div><div data-render=\"planet4-blocks\/columns\" data-attributes=\"{&quot;attributes&quot;:{&quot;columns_block_style&quot;:&quot;tasks&quot;,&quot;columns_title&quot;:&quot;What you can do&quot;,&quot;columns_description&quot;:&quot;Take action with us to protect orcas.&quot;,&quot;columns&quot;:[{&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Sign the Petition&quot;,&quot;description&quot;:&quot;Tell Prime Minister Justin Trudeau he needs to act now to protect these endangered animals.&quot;,&quot;cta_text&quot;:&quot;Sign now&quot;,&quot;cta_link&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/act.greenpeace.org\\\/page\\\/28490\\\/action\\\/1&quot;},{&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Call Trudeau&quot;,&quot;description&quot;:&quot;Call Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and tell him not to use your tax dollars to bailout a pipeline project that put these orcas at risk.&quot;,&quot;cta_text&quot;:&quot;Call the Prime Minister&quot;,&quot;cta_link&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/act.greenpeace.org\\\/page\\\/23953\\\/action\\\/1&quot;},{&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Donate to Greenpeace&quot;,&quot;description&quot;:&quot;Your gift contributes to our work to protect the planet and stop dangerous tar sands pipelines.&quot;,&quot;cta_text&quot;:&quot;Donate&quot;,&quot;cta_link&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/act.greenpeace.org\\\/page\\\/11241\\\/donate\\\/1&quot;}]}}\"><\/div><p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div data-render=\"planet4-blocks\/gallery\" data-attributes=\"{&quot;attributes&quot;:{&quot;gallery_block_style&quot;:1,&quot;multiple_image&quot;:&quot;4096,4095,3878&quot;,&quot;gallery_block_title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;gallery_block_description&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;gallery_block_focus_points&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;image_data&quot;:[],&quot;images&quot;:[{&quot;image_src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.greenpeace.org\\\/static\\\/planet4-canada-stateless\\\/2018\\\/08\\\/01d3896f-gp0sts28k.jpg&quot;,&quot;image_srcset&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.greenpeace.org\\\/static\\\/planet4-canada-stateless\\\/2018\\\/08\\\/01d3896f-gp0sts28k.jpg 1200w, https:\\\/\\\/www.greenpeace.org\\\/static\\\/planet4-canada-stateless\\\/2018\\\/08\\\/01d3896f-gp0sts28k-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\\\/\\\/www.greenpeace.org\\\/static\\\/planet4-canada-stateless\\\/2018\\\/08\\\/01d3896f-gp0sts28k-768x614.jpg 768w, https:\\\/\\\/www.greenpeace.org\\\/static\\\/planet4-canada-stateless\\\/2018\\\/08\\\/01d3896f-gp0sts28k-1024x819.jpg 1024w, https:\\\/\\\/www.greenpeace.org\\\/static\\\/planet4-canada-stateless\\\/2018\\\/08\\\/01d3896f-gp0sts28k-425x340.jpg 425w&quot;,&quot;image_sizes&quot;:false,&quot;alt_text&quot;:&quot;Pacific Northwest Salish Sea Wildlife. \\u00a9 Monika Wieland Shields&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;The Salish Sea is one of the richest and most biologically diverse inland seas in the world. This area of staggering beauty is home to some of the world&#039;s most iconic wildlife, including the Southern Resident orca. 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