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Sea Shepherd Joins the Chase for the Whalers
The Japanese whaling fleet is on the run and the Sea Shepherd ship Steve Irwin is pursuing.
Sea Shepherd Joins the Chase for the Whalers
The Japanese whaling fleet is on the run and the Sea Shepherd ship Steve Irwin is pursuing.
"We have reached the place where the Nisshin Maru was only hours ago. We are on their trail and will continue to pursue as they continue to run," said Captain Paul Watson.
Two years ago we chased the whalers for 3,000 kilmetres along this remote Antarctic coast," said Captain Watson. "We will continue to pursue them for as long as it takes. The whalers have a choice. They can stop and continue to kill whales and we will catch them or they can continue running without killing whales. Both options will work for us. As Sherlock Holmes would have said to Dr. John Watson, the 'game is afoot' and the chase is on."
The Sea Shepherd Conservation Society is glad to see that the Greenpeace ship Esperanza has the whaling fleet in sight.
"I'm counting on Greenpeace to slow the poachers down until we can catch up. I'm hoping they can block some harpoons and harass them enough until we can arrive to shut the criminals down."
The Greenpeace ship is still under strict orders to not cooperate with Sea Shepherd but Captain Paul Watson is a founding father of Greenpeace and he has his sources.
"We know where they are," said Captain Watson. "So there really is no need for them to withhold their position from the media and the public."
The Sea Shepherd Conservation Society regards the Japanese whaling operation as a poaching operation. The Japanese are targeting endangered whales in a Whale Sanctuary in blatant violation of a global moratorium on whaling. They are as much criminals as elephant or Mountain gorilla poachers. We condemn Africans who kill wild animals for bushmeat yet governments are tolerating the biggest bushmeat butchers of them all and it is happening in Australian Antarctic Territorial waters. The Japanese whalers are a disgrace to civilized society and the government of Japan should be ashamed of their subsidies and support for these bloody minded Cetacean serial killers.
The Japanese whaling fleet is on the run and the Sea Shepherd ship Steve Irwin is pursuing.
"We have reached the place where the Nisshin Maru was only hours ago. We are on their trail and will continue to pursue as they continue to run," said Captain Paul Watson.
Two years ago we chased the whalers for 3,000 kilmetres along this remote Antarctic coast," said Captain Watson. "We will continue to pursue them for as long as it takes. The whalers have a choice. They can stop and continue to kill whales and we will catch them or they can continue running without killing whales. Both options will work for us. As Sherlock Holmes would have said to Dr. John Watson, the 'game is afoot' and the chase is on."
The Sea Shepherd Conservation Society is glad to see that the Greenpeace ship Esperanza has the whaling fleet in sight.
"I'm counting on Greenpeace to slow the poachers down until we can catch up. I'm hoping they can block some harpoons and harass them enough until we can arrive to shut the criminals down."
The Greenpeace ship is still under strict orders to not cooperate with Sea Shepherd but Captain Paul Watson is a founding father of Greenpeace and he has his sources.
"We know where they are," said Captain Watson. "So there really is no need for them to withhold their position from the media and the public."
The Sea Shepherd Conservation Society regards the Japanese whaling operation as a poaching operation. The Japanese are targeting endangered whales in a Whale Sanctuary in blatant violation of a global moratorium on whaling. They are as much criminals as elephant or Mountain gorilla poachers. We condemn Africans who kill wild animals for bushmeat yet governments are tolerating the biggest bushmeat butchers of them all and it is happening in Australian Antarctic Territorial waters. The Japanese whalers are a disgrace to civilized society and the government of Japan should be ashamed of their subsidies and support for these bloody minded Cetacean serial killers.
For more information:
http://www.seashepherd.org/news/media_0801...
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In Africa, when a park ranger comes upon a poacher, he is allowed to shoot and kill the poacher. So why aren't the rangers aboard the Steve Irwin allowed to do the same to the Japanese poachers? I think there should be a bounty set against all poachers and that the money should be used to catch more poachers. Also, if the poachers aren't killed outright in confrintation, they should be brought to trial and hanged in public hangings if found guilty. This slaughter needs to be stopped completely while there are still some whales out there to saved. The Japanese people are a disgrace to the rest of the civilized world.
RIGHT ON SYLVIA. THEY ARE OUT THERE DOING WHAT I'M TOO MUCH OF A COWARD TO DO DIRECTLY. THE BIG THING IS SEA SHEPHERD IS DOING IT FOR ME, YOU AND EVERY LIVING THING ON THIS PLANET, THE ONLY HOME WE ALL HAVE. IT'S WELL PAST TIME TO GROW UP AS A SPECIES AND SHARE IT. I'M PROUD TO BE ASSOCIATED WITH SEA SHEPHERD. PLEASE EVERYBODY DO ALL YOU CAN TO SUPPORT THEM. IT COSTS A LOT TO KEEP THE SHIP OUTFIITED AND ABLE TO CHASE THE DEATHSTAR, ALIAS THE NISSIN MARU, AND TAKE IT ON. JUST A SMALL SUM - AS MUCH OR AS LITTLE AS YOU CAN AFFORD - EACH MONTH KEEPS SEA SHEPHERD POLICING THE OCEANS FOR ALL OF US - GO ON EVRYBODY BECOME PART OF THE 'ACTION CREW' LIKE I DID. I'VE NEVER SPENT ANYTHING SO WELL IN MY LIFE.
I encourage everyone who hates the barbaric Japanese for their stance on the farse, the research program that requires the slaughter of hundred year old whales, to cease purchasing all goods manufactured by Japanese companies, then write letters to the companies to tell them why. Only when uninvolved corporations start to get these annoying letters will they start to get the point and apply internal pressure on their government to stop supporting and giving economic and social support to this inhumane and primitive practice.
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