Stop Terminal 2 expansion threatening resident orcas

ByRaincoast team 2020-06-292020-07-14 Marine mammals

Orca's white belly visible in clear green ocean water, while nearby another orca shows us its black back and fins partially out of the water — Photo by Miles Ritter, Saturna Island.

The Port of Vancouver is proposing to double the size of its Deltaport shipping terminal in the Fraser Estuary.

This will have an impact on Fraser Chinook salmon and Southern Resident killer whales -populations that are already considered at risk of extinction by the Canadian government.

Expansion of the Deltaport shipping terminal will impact habitat and estuary conditions that support a saltwater marsh, juvenile salmon, migratory birds, and many other species. It will also increase vessel traffic through Southern Resident killer whale habitat.

Follow the link below to help us reach out and tell the Minister of Environment and Climate Change to reject the Terminal 2 expansion proposal and invest in protecting and restoring the Fraser estuary.

Stop Terminal 2 Expansion

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two killer whales with water spouting out of their blowholes swim side by side in dark waters

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