Topic: Please help create a safe haven for whales

[Derek]

Please sign this petition to add your voice to those calling for a South Atlantic Whale Sanctuary. Thanks to other IFAW supporters like you, we already have more than 35,000 signatures. Please help us reach our goal of 100,000 names in time for the next International Whaling Commission (IWC) meeting, which starts on June 23rd, 2008, in Santiago, Chile.

A commitment to conservation

This year, Commission members will consider a proposal to create a South Atlantic Whale Sanctuary that would extend across the South Atlantic, from the coast of South America to the coast of Africa, and on down towards Antarctica.

The vote on the South Atlantic Whale Sanctuary provides a vital opportunity for the IWC to show that it is committed to whale conservation.

Please sign the petition now to convince IWC members to support the sanctuary.

Sign on to save whales

Although commercial whaling has been banned for more than two decades, Japan, Iceland and Norway continue to fire harpoons into these gentle creatures. More than 30,000 whales have been killed since the 1986 ban on commercial whaling. You can help make the world a safer place for whales by protecting one of the largest whale habitats.

IFAW is working hard to convince IWC members to approve the South Atlantic Whale Sanctuary. But we can’t do it alone.

Please help us secure this protected area for whales.

Sign on to help animals and people

IFAW’s goal in every one of its campaigns is to try to find solutions that benefit animals and people. The South Atlantic is an important whale conservation area because it provides the bordering nations with opportunities to develop whale watching operations. The tourism income would be especially helpful for these developing nations. In addition, the sanctuary would provide a safe area to conduct humane, non-invasive scientific research.

Together we can make the South Atlantic Whale Sanctuary a safe harbour for whales, and in the process, help provide economic opportunities for the people in the bordering nations.

Thank you for signing on to save whales,