Sadly, today, we bring news that the petition has been accepted by NOAA (National Oceanic & Atmospheric Association) and the listing of the small Southern resident population under the ESA will be reviewed.
Read comments on the petition from Orca Network's Howard Garrett:
http://www.timescolonist.com/touch/technology/story.html?id=7614250
Journalist Tim Zimmermann covers the story: http://timzimmermann.com/2012/11/27/california-farmers-vs-souther-resident-killer-whales-and-salmon/
For more information and links, please read Candace Whiting's article:
http://blog.seattlepi.com/candacewhiting/2012/11/26/orca-whales-may-lose-endangered-species-status-noaa-accepted-petition-to-de-list-this-struggling-population/