Global News - February 2008
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New US legislation aims to protect endangered whales
Thu 21 February 2008 12:35 UK — North America,Marine Wildlife
A prominent US politician has introduced a legislative proposal aiming to protect the numbers of endangered whales.
Senator John Kerry has proposed speed limits for specific vessels that pass across the migratory paths of the critically endangered North Atlantic right whale.
While the rule was first proposed in February 2007, Mr Kerry has called for immediate action to be taken to protect the whales' population.
"The Bush administration needs to stop dragging their feet, follow the best available scientific evidence, and take immediate action to protect endangered right whales," he said.
"A continued delay in finalizing these protections will result in even more deaths that are easily avoidable, and push the species closer to extinction."
In total there are thought to be just 350 North Atlantic right whales remaining, making it one of the rarest species of the marine mammal in the world.
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