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Western Gray Whale Critically Threatened by Oil and Gas Exploration

Derek Markham — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 00:27:02 +0000

One of the world’s most critically endangered whales, the western gray whale, is being pushed out of its annual feeding area by loud industrial activity from oil and gas exploration by Exxon, BP, and Rosneft, says a panel of top scientists.

“Western gray whale cows with their calves feed near the shore, but the industrial noise resulting from oil and gas development activities is pushing them out of the area.” - Doug Norlen, Pacific Environment

Exxon Oil and Gas Project to Face Russian Legal Challenge Over Endangered Whales

Andrew Williams — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 18:05:45 +0000

Russian environmental groups have today launched a legal challenge against a consortium led by U.S. oil and gas giant Exxon, for threatening critically endangered whales in the far east of the country.

Last year, Russian authorities gave Exxon the green light to build a pipeline across a lagoon on Sakhalin Island that is a crucial feeding ground for the world’s last surviving colony of Western Gray Whales.