Critically endangered whales may be fleeing Russian oil and gas boom, observers fear
Tuesday, September 7, 2010 - 09:07
in Earth & Climate
Russian oil and gas company Rosneft is conducting oil and gas exploration work that may have caused the critically endangered western gray whale to flee its main feeding ground. Tests and offshore installment of equipment by Rosneft for a major seismic survey began in late August, despite repeated calls from 12 governments, NGOs, scientists and the public to postpone the survey because of potential risks to the whales.