Japanese Whalers Arming for Battle
If Japanese whalers had a sense of humor, their ships headed into the Southern Ocean next month would loudly blare Tom Petty’s “I Won’t Back Down.” Photo: Ho New/Reuters Why? Because the country’s...
View ArticleSouthern Ocean Police Report
As Sea Shepherd predicted, when two of its boats made port in Hobart, Tasmania, over the weekend – on the heels of a just-completed and successful campaign against Japanese whalers – Australian police...
View ArticleJapan Loses Whale Wars, Sea Shepherd Celebrates
It’s official: The Japanese have halted its whaling season a month early, crediting — or blaming — harassment from the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society’s rigorous anti-whaling campaign. Calling its...
View ArticleMight Japanese Whalers Be Bluffing?
Despite the seemingly good news from the Southern Ocean – that Japanese whalers have stopped hunting – activists and governments alike are waiting on formal word that they have truly stopped for the...
View ArticleWhale Hunters Fold, Sea Shepherd’s Hedge Bets
It’s been a big couple weeks for the Sea Shepherd’s working the anti-whaling beat in the Southern Ocean, capped by a surprise announcement from the Japanese that they are “suspending” whaling there due...
View ArticleSea Shepherd v. Japanese Whalers: Fewer Whales Taken, More Spears Chucked
The Sea Shepherd’s Southern Ocean season – dubbed “Operation No Compromise” — is more than half over and reports so far it may be having its best season of protest ever. How to measure? Very few whales...
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