On Monday a Japanese fleet consisting of four ships set out toward Antarctica to hunt the endangered humpback whales. Greenpeace announced that they were setting out to track down and shaddow the fleet in order to lessen their catch and protect the whales. They had said that if the fleet was not called off, they would "take direct, non-violent action to stop the hunt." This is the biggest humpback whale hunting fleet since the 1960's. Greenpeace referred to the whale hunters as "violent environmental terrorists who must be stopped."
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I think that Greenpeace is totally in the right for trying to protect a species that is already on that endangered species list. The humpback whales are beautiful, majestic creatures that deserve the right to live and not be hunted, especially since there are so few of them to begin with. Greenpeace is often portrayed as over enthusiastic activists, when in reality there are a few over zeallous members, but over all it's just a group of people working to preserve this environment that we take for granted. The fact that they're working so desperately to end whaling and save so many species is great.
To help, visit http://www.greenpeace.org/usa/
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Thanks for posting a blog entry in defense of the whales (and in defense of Greenpeace.) It's reassuring to see other bloggers posting about the whales' plight, and offering a forum for others to discuss the issue online.
If you'd like to learn more about Greenpeace's efforts to save the whales, or if you'd like to donate to my Whale Defender/Great Whale Trail page that I set up to help fundraise for the whales, please cut and paste the whole link below (two lines) into your browser.
http://secure.greenpeace.org/profile.php?usa&p=
613124311194300282
Best,
-Capt. Jack Sparrow
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