Background
CONGRATULATIONS! Your letters worked! Washington's Governor Locke has just announced he was appropriating $100,000 from his discretionary funds to help the devastated Southern Resident orca whales.

The funds will be used for "[a]uthorizing $90,000 from the emergency fund that, coupled with $10,000 from the Puget Sound Action team's budget, will increase Washington's role in the international effort underway to protect Puget Sound's orca population."

Though this is not a substitute for what can only be provided under the federal Endangered Species Act, it will enable the state to be an active participant in any forthcoming recovery effort. Thank Governor Locke and the Department of Fish and Wildlife Director today!

What You Can Do:
Please write letters of thanks to:

Governor Gary Locke
Office of the Governor
PO Box 40002
Olympia, WA 98504-0002

AND

Jeff Koenings, Director, WDFW
600 Capitol Way N.
Olympia, WA 98501-1091