Pacific Northwest Salish Sea Wildlife

Southern Resident killer whale J49 breaches off Spieden Island, Washington.

The Salish Sea is one of the richest and most biologically diverse inland seas in the world. This area of staggering beauty is home to some of the world's most iconic wildlife. Yet all of it is being put at risk by the expansion of the Trans Mountain pipeline which will lead to a seven fold in the number of tankers carrying tar sands oil through the Salish Sea and massively increasing the risks of an oil spill in this beautiful part of the world.

Unique identifier: GP0STS28T

Type: Image

Shoot date: 06/06/2018

Locations: North America, Pacific Ocean, Washington (state)

Credit line: © Monika Wieland Shields / Greenpeace

Ranking: ★★★★★★ (B)

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Pacific Northwest Wildlife

The Salish Sea is one of the richest and most biologically diverse inland seas in the world. This area of staggering beauty is home to some of the world’s most iconic wildlife. Yet all of it is being put at risk by the expansion of the Trans Mountain pipeline which will lead to a seven fold in the number of tankers carrying tar sands oil through the Salish Sea and massively increasing the risks of an oil spill in this beautiful part of the world.

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