*[Enwl-eng] Coalition Clean Baltic: Another extinction?

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Photo of the Baltic porpoise, Buiten-Beeld / Alamy Stock Photo
      The Baltic porpoise is on the verge of being made extinct because of 
cruel industrial fishing methods. Add your support to our message to MEPs: 
stop the industrial fishing corporations from wiping out our wildlife, 
before it’s too late.

      Sign now!


This petition was launched on our YouMove platform by Coalition Clean 
Baltic. We think it may interest you.
Will we never learn until it’s too late? Time and time again, we’ve driven 
species to extinction through the vicious exploitation of our environment. 
Now it’s happening again: the Baltic porpoise - the most endangered whale in 
Europe - could be wiped out by aggressive fishing practices. [1]

It’s not too late to stop the extinction. MEPs could act now to stop the 
huge industrial fishing operations from using nets that drown porpoises 
because they can’t reach the surface to breathe. And that’s not all they do 
to harm porpoises: the huge noise from the boats deafens porpoises which 
eventually causes their death - if they can’t hear, they can’t communicate 
with other whales and can’t find food.[2]

In two weeks, in Sweden, there’s a special week of political engagement with 
citizens and campaigns. It’s a huge opportunity to stand up for the 
porpoises: Sweden is one of the biggest players in the Baltic, and if their 
leaders speak up, the rest of Europe will have to listen.

Can you join the campaign now, and persuade Swedish politicians to defend 
Baltic porpoises from extinction?

            Yes - Save the porpoise!


The WeMove Europe community has already shown that our voices can be 
stronger than that of industrial fisheries. Just last month, thanks to 
thousands of our direct messages, MEPs called on the EU to stop the use of 
giant nets that kill dolphins and seals in protected areas. That kind of 
pressure can work again to save the precious Baltic porpoise.

Thank you for adding your voice,
David (London), Aleksandra (Warsaw) and the entire WeMove Europe team



P.S. Do you know that there are less than 500 porpoises left in the Baltic 
Sea? It’s not easy to spot them at sea. Unlike dolphins, porpoises rarely 
jump out of the water. It's time to make noise about these hidden animals. 
Call for porpoise protection now.



References:
[1] https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/17031/98831650
[2] 
https://www.ccb.se/new-petition-launched-to-save-the-baltic-harbour-porpoise



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From: David - WeMove Europe
Sent: Tuesday, June 21, 2022 6:51 PM
Subject: Another extinction?

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