- Target:
- Minister for Resources and Energy
- Region:
- Australia
Earlier this year the Minster for Resources and Energy granted oil leases off Kangaroo Island, SA. This area is an important region for some endangered whales. It is the breeding, resting, calving and feeding zone for the Blue whale, Pygmy Blue whale, Fin and Sei whales, Sperm whale, Layard's Beaked whale, the Humpback and Southern Right whales. We cannot risk an oil disaster in this area.
I call for the Minister to rescind his decision.
We, the undersigned, would like the Australian Federal Government to rescind their decision to allow offhsore oil drilling off Kangaroo Island, SA.
These areas are the feeding, breeding, calving and resting grounds for some endangered whales. It is a feeding zone for the migratory Blue whale, the Pygmy blue whale, the vulnerable Fin and Sei whales, Sperm whale, and the Layard's beaked whale, which is present year round.
The Humpback whale migrates through this area, and the Southern Right whale may transit the area as if lies between Encounter Bay and the Head of the Bight. This region should be protected for our whales, and not open to oil drilling, especially in light of the major oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
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The Save the Whales - No offshore oil drilling in South Australia petition to Minister for Resources and Energy was written by Jenni Wyrsta and is in the category Environment at GoPetition.