Whaling and non-whaling countries call for restrain ahead of new hunting season

Tuesday, December 14th 2010 - 06:38 UTC

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Four countries, Australia, New Zealand, the Netherlands and United States have jointly expressed concern over confrontations between Japanese whaling ships and anti-whaling activists in Antarctic waters and called for responsible behavior by the two sides. Read full article

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Idlehands
Having watched the show “Whale Wars” I would describe the whalers as beneath contempt but the protestors are a bunch of incompetent idiots. It's like watching an episode of Tom & Jerry.
Dec 14th, 2010 - 03:57 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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thewhalepeople.com
Although it may seem like watching “Tom & Jerry”, I applaud the people that stand up for a creature who has no defense against technology. Yes, people do not always know how to do the right thing (response) but the fact that individuals like the small band of recalcitrants, taking on the Japanese fleet is pretty impressive. The point is that by doing what they do, if even not well organized, is helping to save a species we are just beginning to understand.
Dec 15th, 2010 - 07:04 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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