Save the Rice’s Whale in the Gulf of Mexico

Swift action is needed to prevent the first human-caused great whale extinction.

An aerial view looking down at the top of a gray Rice's whale body on the surface of the blue ocean
Credit:

Grace Conger and Beth Josephson/NOAA Fisheries, permit #21938

The Rice’s whale is an ancient baleen whale species that lives in the Gulf of Mexico year-round. Unfortunately, thanks to human activity—such as oil spills, seismic blasting, plastic pollution, and fatal collisions with ships—the Rice’s whale is also one of the most endangered marine mammals on the planet, with a population numbering less than 100. Immediate federal action is needed to protect this unique part of the Gulf’s natural heritage and prevent the first-ever human-caused extinction of a great whale species.

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