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I’m a monthly donor to the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society because I believe in their mission and I believe in Capt. Paul Watson. Greenpeace left the whaling grounds several weeks ago, having achieved their mission of garnering press and donations from people who are more intersted in style over substance. Seems to be a rather large problem in the U.S. these days.
Here are excerpts from the lastes Sea Shepherd e-mail newsletter:
For nearly a full week, Sea Shepherd’s ship the Steve Irwin has kept the Japanese whaling fleet on the run. Having previously planted tracking devices on one of the whaling vessels, we’re able to follow them every step of the way. When they zig, we zag and while they’re running, they can’t whale. Operation Migaloo and Operation Migaloo II has been the longest ever harassment of a whaling operation since illegal whaling activities began in 1986.
Captain Paul Watson and some of his crew will not rest after defending whales when they return to Australia after three and a half months of chasing and harassing Japanese whaling ships, and will instead continue on to defend baby seals.Within days of returning to Australia in late March, they will be flying halfway around the world to Bermuda where Sea Shepherd’s other ship the Farley Mowat is docked. From there they will head North into the ice packs off Eastern Canada to defend nearly 300,000 baby harp seals from the ruthless clubs of Canadian sealers.
Right now Sea Shepherd Conservation Society is offering a T-shirt for those who sign up as monthly donors. Do something good for your planet today and help Capt. Watson and his crew save marine life.
s.
Filed under: conservation, endangered species, wildlife conservation
Great post Sheryl. Thanks for motivating me to do more. Your friend always. Lisa
Hi there,
I think your blog site is a great resource for other people that are concerned about protecting wildlife and promoting environmental conservation. I was shocked about the situation in Kenya’s Masai Mara when I read your latest post. I completely agree it is important to stop poaching there.
However, when I came across this blog I had to disagree with your comments about Greenpeace. It was actually Greenpeace that stopped the whalers in the Southern Ocean this year because they chased the big factory ship for 2 weeks. This meant that the boats that catch the whales could not operate because couldn’t immediately take the whale meat to the factory ship for processing. Greenpeace saved over 100 whales!
Greenpeace also do lots of long-term work to stop whaling. They campaign at the International Whaling Commission and are trying to change public opinion in Japan. Hopefully this means in the future neither Greenpeace nor Sea Shepherd will have to chase the whalers because there will be no whale hunt to begin with!
Please don’t forget about all the other great work Greenpeace does such as campaigning to stop climate change, prevent genetically engineered food from ending up on supermarket shelves and saving ancient forests.
We’ll have to disagree about Greenpeace. I don’t agree with you on the whale hunt at all. They left early, they refused to share the Japanese fleets coordinates with Sea Shepherd thus preventing actual cooperation. It’s as if Greenpeace was interested mostly in hogging all the attention.
Wildlife conservation is at a critical point right now. We don’t have time for whale-eating stunts or glory-hogging. That’s why I support the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society – they take meaninful action against poachers and other wildlife criminals. It’s also why I support Wildlife Alliance and the work of Dr. Richard Leakey (who also favors Sea Shepherd.)
Thanks for stopping by!
s.