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Follow anti-whaling group Sea Shepherd. The Sea Shepherd Conservation Society is a non-profit, self-proclaimed policing organization that claims to undertake campaigns guided by the United Nations World Charter for Nature (1982) and... [more]
Follow anti-whaling group Sea Shepherd. The Sea Shepherd Conservation Society is a non-profit, self-proclaimed policing organization that claims to undertake campaigns guided by the United Nations World Charter for Nature (1982) and other statutary laws protecting marine species and environments.
The Romans had a saying for what Sea Shepherd have become the absolute masters of: "Bread and Circuses". This term aptly applies to the ongoing misdirection and political theatre Sea Shepherd has foisted on to unsuspecting and well meaning donors worldwide. We were once supporters of Sea Shepherds seemingly tough brand of eco-enforcement. Their self styled "take no prisoners" brand looked for a time like the real deal. Finally something would be done, changes would be made, and the world's...
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Here's why we would like to see Sea Shepherd depart as gracefully as they can from the international eco-scene. For the past year we have been carefully watching the "main event" for the big non profits, the battle to save whales and enlighten the public over Japan's involvement in the ongoing commercial whale slaughter on the Southern Ocean. Both Greenpeace and Sea Shepherd had vessels on site in 2008 chasing hunter and factory ships here. We became increasingly disillusioned and then...
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There's an old story about the Emperor of all the lands who strolls through a crowd completely naked and a child who shouts out "but he's got no clothes!". That's the feeling you get with the activist Sea Shepherd organization these days following their much covered claim that Paul Watson, titular hear of the organization, had been shot by Japanese whalers. The claim was bogus. Since that time not one follow up investigation has been made into the alleged shooting. Leaving us and many...
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Sea Shepherd Press Release March 4, 2008 - The recent death of a scuba diver who was bitten by a shark during an organized shark dive has sparked an intense public debate about the safety and ethics of diving with sharks. Irresponsible media has falsely vilified both sharks and reputable shark diving operations, causing irrational reactions in many. In response, Sea Shepherd Conservation Society has joined forces with Shark Savers and Blue Sphere Media to deliver a petition to the Bahamas...
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Japan urges legal action against anti-whaling activists: ministry TOKYO (AFP) - Japan urged Australia Tuesday to take legal action against two anti-whaling protestors who climbed aboard a Japanese whaler in Antarctic seas last week, a foreign ministry statement said. The activists, from the US environmental group Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, were held on the Japanese harpoon boat for two days after they delivered a letter protesting the slaughter of whales. Only an hour after the two...
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The anti-whaling group Sea Shepherd Conservation Society said Thursday it will double its efforts to interrupt the activities of Japanese whaling fleets in the Antarctic Ocean this season.
The charges stem from an incident where Watson says the Japanese whaling vessel Keiko Maru rammed the Sea Shepherd ship Robert Hunter. ...
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The activists are accused of endangering the Kaiko Maru Will three anti-whaling activists from the UK and US end up standing trial in Tokyo? Japan is attempting to press charges against activists for the first ...
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Japan has stepped up its fight with anti-whaling protestors, announcing yesterday it will seek international arrest warrants for three people who attempted to stop its hunt in Antarctica.
“Whatever opinions they have over whaling, it is impermissible for them to take such violent measures which...
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Japanese police have sought arrest warrants for three anti-whaling activists after their heated clashes with Tokyo's whaling fleet in the Southern Ocean last year, the government said on Monday.
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- Japan seeks to arrest anti-whaling activists (earthwire.org)
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A group which disrupted a whale hunt in the Antarctic Ocean last year criticized a decision by Japanese courts on Monday to issue arrest warrants against three of its members.
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Tokyo police obtained arrest warrants Monday for three environmental activists from the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society for interference in Japan's whaling activities in the Antarctic Ocean in February 2007.
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JAPANESE police are reportedly seeking criminal warrants against three crew members of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society's anti-whaling vessel Steve Irwin.
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Japanese police are pursuing arrest warrants against three activists from the U.S.-based animal rights group Sea Shepherd for allegedly attacking Japanese whaling ships last year, an official said Monday.
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- Japan to arrest anti-whaling activists (3news.co.nz)
Tokyo police obtained arrest warrants Monday for three environmental activists from the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society for interference in Japan's whaling activities in the Antarctic Ocean in February last ...
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