SAVE THE WHITE BELUGA WHALE!

The magnificent white beluga whales of Alaska's Cook Inlet are headed toward extinction -- unless we act swiftly. Today, there are some 300 belugas left in these increasingly industrialized waters -- a 77 percent decline from the 1,300 whales that lived in the inlet in the early 1980's - Right now, you have a unique chance to help save the survivors. After years of foot-dragging, the National Marine Fisheries Service is finally proposing that the Cook Inlet belugas be protected as an endangered species. But in the face of industry opposition, that proposal will not become reality without an outpouring of public support. That's why we're gearing up to generate 100,000 pro-beluga comments in the next three weeks. Please click now to send an Official Citizen Comment that says "YES" to beluga protection - It's truly zero hour for this special population of belugas. With only three weeks until the public comment period ends on June 19th 2007, we must act immediately to save these 300 surviving whales -- one of the smallest populations of marine mammals left on the planet! - go to: http://www.nrdconline.org/campaign/actionfund_beluga_0507