{"id":7052203,"date":"2026-08-31T02:54:45","date_gmt":"2026-08-31T02:54:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/animal\/how-many-whales-does-it-take-to-save-a-species-the-story-of-the-rices-whale\/"},"modified":"2026-08-31T02:54:45","modified_gmt":"2026-08-31T02:54:45","slug":"how-many-whales-does-it-take-to-save-a-species-the-story-of-the-rices-whale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=7052203","title":{"rendered":"How Many Whales Does It Take To Save A Species? The Story Of The Rice\u2019s Whale"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rice\u2019s whales need a safe and healthy habitat to be able to survive and recover. Baby Rice\u2019s whales have been seen with their mothers swimming around the Gulf (see photo of Scyther and her calf below), but unless the U.S. government restores their full Endangered Species Act protections, they are going to have a hard battle to survive.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One way you can take action for the Rice\u2019s whale is by submitting<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/endangered.quorum.us\/campaign\/163889\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> a public comment<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> defending their status as a federally listed endangered species before July 6, 2026.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can also <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/actionnetwork.org\/letters\/urgent-save-rices-whale-from-secretary-burgums-god-squad\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">contact your elected officials<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to urge them to restore Endangered Species Act protections from the offshore drilling activities \u2013 right now, because of the March 31 \u201cGod Squad\u201d decision, the entire oil and gas industry is allowed to operate without any care for Gulf endangered species.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We know the Endangered Species Act works to recover species, and the Rice\u2019s whale deserves protection. 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