Mexican Whales Are Being Threatened
Photo: Hugo Ávila Aldana
The Gulf of California is a World Heritage Site due to its high biodiversity.
The Path of Fossil Gas
It is extracted by poisoning
The fossil gas they want to export is extracted through fracking, a technique that poisons water, soil, land, and air. Its practice is linked to direct increases in cases of cancer and respiratory diseases.
Megapipeline is Mega Risk
As a physical barrier, it would fragment ecosystems and divert water runoff and rivers. The gas would come through an 800 km pipeline that would cross large stretches of land, leaking gas along its route.
It would leak gas
throughout its entire route
A city made of steel and fire
The proposed liquefaction megaplant in Puerto Libertad, Sonora, would cover 400 hectares. Its flares would continuously burn and pollute the air.
It would measure roughly 70 Azteca Stadiums.
Whale slaughter vessels
To transport the gas, they would use enormous ships that would sail through the Gulf of California, scaring away and killing the whales that currently inhabit the Aquarium of the World.
They measure 300 meters long, equivalent to twelve adult blue whales.
The route for the LNG tankers is being proposed over the whales' migration paths.
Route of mega LNG tankers
Route of whales
Protected natural areas
Priority for marine conservation
*This visualization is an approximation due to the lack of open information about the project.
The Mexico Pacific project and the whales cannot coexist
Collisions
One of the main causes of whale deaths is collisions with large ships.
ACOUSTIC POLLUTION
The ability to hear is crucial for whale survival. The noise from the ships would have a very large impact area, disorienting them or even leaving them deaf.
You can defend and save our whales.
Tell us what you are doing. Share your ideas, activities, and local agenda with us so we can collaborate.
GET ORGANIZED!
Here are a few ideas you can put into action: find a group of friends, neighbors, or allies in your schools or local businesses who want to join in, and let's defend the whales together!
CONTACT US
If you need additional information about the project or want to share how you are organizing, write to us and tell us your questions and activities.
ballenasogas@gmail.com