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Sea Shepherd E-news- Announcing Whale Wars

Monday, October 6, 2008
Posted in Whales | Tagged Whales

Sea Shepherd is getting closer and closer to the launch of our next Antarctic Whale Defense Campaign: Operation Musashi. We are nearing our final preparations on the Steve Irwin as we get ready to set sail for our 5th campaign to Antartica to oppose illegal whaling. We are excited to announce a new show on Animal Planet which covers last year’s Antarctic Whale Campaign, Operation Migaloo, during which Sea Shepherd saved over 500 whales from the whaler’s harpoons…

Animal Planet Follows Sea Shepherd Crew to the Bottom of the World in the New TV Series: Whale Wars

Sea Shepherd is very excited to announce that on Friday, November 7th Animal Planet will premiere Whale Wars at 9 PM ET/PT in the US, and internationally in early 2009.  

During Sea Shepherd’s 2007/08 Antarctic Whale Defense Campaign: Operation Migaloo, Animal Planet had a camera crew on board a campaign that saved the lives of nearly 500 whales, leaving the Japanese fleet with less then half of their quota and costing them tens of millions of dollars.  This weekly series comprising seven one-hour episodes follows the crew of the Sea Shepherd vessel, Steve Irwin as they use non-violent direct action techniques that garner world wide media attention in an effort to shut down the illegal Japanese whaling fleet and enforce international conservation law.
 

Click here for more information and a link to a special SNEAK PREVIEW