Cathryn Nesbitt, former Canadian representative of the Cetacean Society International, made the brilliant observation (after hearing about the study that entangled N.A. right whales endure 'sky-high' stress levels): "They actually had to order a 'study' to figure out that being trapped for what feels like forever wrapped and tangled up like a fly in a spider web causes high stress??? ... probably spent hundreds of thousands of dollars which could have been spent SAVING the poor beasts instead!!" And I couldn't agree more. A lot of money is now being spent to convince the public that scientists — especially those funded by the U.S. gov't or Bill & Melinda Gates — are actually looking at ALL possible causes of these poor whales mortality. But the most obvious cause is an infectious viral / bacterial cause. Zika is also sexually transmitted and North Atlantic right whales are highly promiscuous. You know what else causes "extreme suffering" and "sky-high stress levels"? Infections with Wolbachia and encephalitis viruses. But our Canadian pathologists didn't want to look beyond 2008 data (or they were bullied or bribed by NOAA). They said it was "unlikely" (along with ZIKV, WNV, and SLEV). Yet they covered their incompetence in the report by stating — a couple of times — that an infectious disease "cannot be ruled out, but is unlikely". Read their report here: http://www.cwhc-rcsf.ca/right_whales.php Can you imagine if Drs. were to say that to a woman who might be pregnant? And the EPA is going to allow the release of Wolbachia-infected Aedes from Tennessee to Maine. Of course mosquitoes do not respect boundaries. And migratory birds are going to carry this parasite worldwide, eventually die, and become another dead body for Wolbachia to live in for (at least) a week so that other organisms can transmit this reproductive parasite. Culex spp. WILL acquire this parasite and be able to transmit it to humans. There are also about a dozen other blood-sucking insects that can transmit diseases to vertebrates. Shocking (to me) is the latest attempt to sway public opinion into thinking that we do not need to save endangered species. "We don’t need to save endangered species. Extinction is part of evolution." Source: https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/we-dont-need-to-save-endangered-species-extinction-is-part-of-evolution/2017/11/21/57fc5658-cdb4-11e7-a1a3-0d1e45a6de3d_story.html?utm_term=.a094c43c2494 North Atlantic right whales (and all whales) are crucial to our ecosystems and our survival (see video above). Here are just a few reasons why and the sources where you can read more: "Whale poo is like a superfood for plankton. The poo fertilises plankton on which krill and fish depend and so the more whales you have, the more plankton you have – and the more plankton you have the more fish you have. Where’s the proof? Contrary to the thought that reducing whale populations in the southern oceans would lead to increased populations of krill – the opposite happened." Source: http://www.onegreenplanet.org/environment/how-whales-can-help-us-change-the-worlds-climate-for-the-better "When it comes to the environment and the oceans ecosystem whales help regulate the flow of food by helping to maintain a stable food chain and ensuring that certain animal species do not overpopulate the ocean. ... Even whale poop plays a large role in the environment by helping to offset carbon in the atmosphere." Source: http://www.whalefacts.org/why-are-whales-important Just a Reminder . . . The book Immunology, Inflammation and Diseases of the Eye by E. Pearlman and K. Gentil (on page 91) states: Wolbachia "is most numerous in the mammalian host compared with the insect stage ... Elevated Wolbachia DNA and even intact Wolbachia are detected in the blood." Further along, it states "within 7 days in the mammalian host, bacteria numbers increased 600-fold." Therefore, it would be fairly easy to add Wolbachia to serologic testing. And we have evidence that a human can be infected with Wolbachia without any trace of the nematode worm that emits it. An ignored 2015 paper by Chen, Dong, et al. clearly states: "Wolbachia spp. can infect mammalian cells, even human cells in vitro. Horizontal transmission in insects and among helminths occurs via cell–cell invasion, predation and cannibalism, among other possibilities, establishing the potential for horizontal transfer to animals and humans as well. Hence, Wolbachia spp. should be further evaluated as causes of human infection ..." Source: http://www.clinicalmicrobiologyandinfection.com/article/S1198-743X(14)00040-8/fulltext Want to help? Sign and share this petition update. Have a family member sign too, if possible. You do not need to donate any money. Thank you once again for caring. Saving these whales will help save our planet (and us). Take good care, Rose Authors note: I cannot use italics or hyperlink. Ergo, links are not hidden and I used caps for emphasis. How your signature helps: each time a supporter signs our petition, an email is automatically sent directly to those being petitioned (governments, companies and individuals). When hundreds or even thousands of emails arrive in their inboxes, our message is impossible to ignore.