The decline in prey availability in the Arctic is causing grey whales to starve as they migrate, indicating the impact of climate change on marine ecosystems.

'The whales are starving as they migrate and return north to feeding grounds, and there has been a large decline in available prey in the arctic. Alava said this should be serving as a call to action for local governments to work to reduce carbon dioxide emissions.' “This is a signal that the grey whales are the canary in the coal mine (…). They are telling us that climate change is impacting the health of our oceans.” https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/dead-grey-whales-starving-9.7222760?cmp=rss #Canada #CDNPoli #BC #BCPoli #BritishColumbia #HaidaGwaii #ClimateCrisis #ClimateChange #ClimateBreakdown #NoPipelines #Ecocide

‘ The whales are starving as they migrate and return north to feeding grounds, and there has been a large decline in available prey in the arctic. Alava said this should be serving as a call to action for local governments to work to reduce carbon dioxide emissions. “This is a signal that the grey whales are the canary in the coal mine,” said Alava. “They are telling us that climate change is impacting the health of our oceans.” ‘ #climateCrisis #climate https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/dead-grey-whales-starving-9.7222760