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Sea Shepherd Calls Off Operation Zero Tolerance

March 14, 2013

(OCEANS) November 5, 2012 marked the official launch date of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society’s (SSCS) ninth annual Southern Ocean campaign, Operation Zero Tolerance (OZT). The extremely successful mission to stop Japanese whalers in their tracks consisted of the organization’s strongest fleet yet, including four ships—Steve Irwin, Bob Barker, Brigitte Bardot, and Sam Simon—as well as a helicopter, eight small RIB’s, three drones, and over 100 international volunteers. Now, Sea Shepherd volunteers can pack up their bags after Captain Paul Watson announced late last week that the Operation Zero Tolerance campaign has prematurely come to an end. Read on to learn more about Sea Shepherd Australia’s success in what is being coined as the most successful Antarctic Whale Defense Campaign yet. — Global Animal

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Sea Shepherd Intercepts Poachers, Not A Single Whale Killed

January 29, 2013

(OCEANS) According to a press release, Sea Shepherd Australia’s vessel, the SSS Brigitte Bardot, has successfully intercepted the Japanese whaling ship, Tushin Maru No. 3 in the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary. Though it is appalling that the whaling fleet has been detected in Whale Sanctuary to begin with, Operation Zero Tolerance co-campaign leader Bob Brown believes, “It is likely that we have intercepted these whale poachers before a single harpoon has been fired.” Sea Shepherd will continue to do its part in upholding the Australian Federal Court ruling that bans Japanese whaling, while Operation Zero Tolerance co-campaign Leader Jeff Hansen reassures, “We will not tolerate a single whale death inside the established whale sanctuary by these poachers.” Read on to learn more about this great success. — Global Animal

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Operation Zero Tolerance Takes Sail

November 9, 2012

(OCEAN CONSERVATION) Defenders of the ocean’s wildlife no longer have any tolerance for whale poachers. November 5th launched Sea Shepherd Conservation Society’s (SSCS) ninth annual Southern Ocean campaign “Operation Zero Tolerance (OZT)” with the departure of flagship Steve Irwin from Melbourne.  This year, SSCS has taken on a substantial goal: to send the illegal Japanese whalers home with zero whale kills. Read on to learn more about Sea Shepherd’s endeavors. — Global Animal

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Shoot Down Law Benefiting Trophy Hunters

April 13, 2012

(TAKE ACTION) The U.S. House of Representatives is considering H.R. 4098, or the “Sportsman Heritage Act of 2012,” a new bill that combines several outrageous hunting plans. If it passes, H.R. 4098 will eliminate the Environmental Protection Agency’s ability to regulate ammunition, open up protected wilderness areas and national parks to hunting, and allow polar bear trophies killed in Canada to be brought into the U.S. Wrong on many levels, read on for more details and how to help kill the Sportsman Heritage Act of 2012. — Global Animal 

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Sea Shepherd Could Sink Australia’s Legal Battle Against Whaling

January 23, 2011

This is a measured editorial that looks at the international legal ramifications of Sea Shepherd’s attacks on the Japanese whalers in the Antarctic. But the illegal whale hunt provokes an unmeasured response.

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South Korea Closes Loophole To Combat Illegal Whaling

January 13, 2011

SOUTH KOREA — South Korea banned whaling years ago, but it is still legal to sell whale parts from whales found already deceased. This policy has created a loophole though which illegal whaling is possible.Discover how Korean officials are now working to close the loophole, and prevent further whale deaths.

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Whalers Cry After Clash With Sea Shepherd

January 11, 2011

ANTARCTIC – This winter the Sea Shepherds found the whalers before they had killed a single whale. While the activists are pummeled by water cannons in their attempts to hinder the operation, the whalers complain about having flares thrown at their ships. Are the Sea Shepherd’s tactics really dangerous, or are the Japanese whalers just afraid that they will work?— Global Animal

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WikiLeaks: US Tries To Cut Secret Whaling Deal With Japan

January 8, 2011

INTERNATIONAL – Why doesn’t the US take a stand against Japan’s illegal whaling and inhumane dolphin slaughter? Or their clear-cutting the oceans of bluefin tuna? Oh, right, that would require and ethical and moral backbone. We are disappointed and disgusted.

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