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Sarah Palin Attacks Beluga Whales

Thursday, January 15, 2009
Posted in Whales | Tagged Whales

Governor Sarah Palin just announced she’s making the state of Alaska sue to strike down Endangered Species Act protection for the imperiled Cook Inlet beluga whale. The rare white whale’s population has already plummeted from thousands to just 375. They will certainly go extinct if Palin has her way.

This isn’t the first time Governor Palin has tried to sacrifice endangered species to the oil and gas industry. Last August, after a Center for Biological Diversity-led campaign won federal protection for the polar bear, she filed suit to strike the protections down in order to make things easier for Big Oil in the Arctic.

The Center’s lawyers and scientists are in court already to block Palin’s anti-polar bear actions, and we’ll soon jump in to save the beluga from her clutches as well. Please, click here to contribute to our legal defense fund.

Apparently, it’s not enough for Palin to promote the shooting of wolves from helicopters. Her bloodthirsty attitude towards wildlife extends to wiping out whole species that are barely surviving. She is going after endangered animals with missionary zeal, ignoring government scientists and running roughshod over the law.

In the words of Brendan Cummings, the Center’s master legal strategist on saving marine mammals: “Governor Palin must be suffering from an Ahab complex. She has an irrational obsession with driving the white whale extinct.”

I’ll keep you posted on developments. In the meantime, we won’t rest. We have to win this one for the belugas.

To help us save the beluga from extinction, please click here to donate.

With my thanks,

Kierán Suckling Executive Director Center for Biological Diversity