Raincoast calls on military to respect the critical habitat of killer whales
Raincoast urges the federal government and Canadian Navy to exclude military training exercises in and around the critical habitat of southern resident killer whales. The suspicious death of L112 warrants full disclosure of the Canadian military activities in the Juan de Fuca that were occurring at the time of the whale’s death.
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