Please Sign To Stop Japanese “scientific” Whaling !

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Please Sign To Stop Japanese Whaling !

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Please take a moment to voice your opinion about the killing of whales.It is important that you write often to remind those in a position of power that the killing of whales is not acceptable in the 21st Century.

Many people around the world have tried to tell Japan, "You don't own these whales - they are wild and free, and should be left alone." Above all, Australia and her citizens hold an important position in the fight to save whales from these Japanese killing fleets. The Australians actually watch the whales swim by their coastlines as the gentle giants travel to and from the Antarctic Sanctuary. The whales that Australians and tourists watch playfully breaching and celebrating life just off shore are the same ones that the Japanese hunt down and cruelly slaughter.

In May of each year, the northern whale migration begins. Humpback (at least 1200 in number) and southern right whales make their way from the food-rich Southern Ocean to mating and breeding grounds in the warm sub-tropical northern waters.

The 5000km northern migration follows routes around New Zealand and up the coast of Australia - in the east to the Great Barrier Reef, and in the west to areas around and north of Shark Bay and Ningaloo Reef in Western Australia.

The whales then return south in November to the colder seas to grow and mature. It is here, in the so-called Southern Ocean Sanctuary, that the Japanese send factory whaling ships with their hunting/chasing vessels. The whales are no match for these technologically-advanced murderers.

In Australia, whale watching has become a $273 million industry annually. The Japanese whaling industry is threatening to kill Australia's whale-friendly business by slaughtering these beloved and intelligent mammals.

Below is a list of links to articles written by Sea Shepherd about the Whale Campaign. These articles were originally posted in either our News Release or Commentary/Editorial sections.

To read articles as reported by the media (published in newspapers, magazines, and online) about Sea Shepherd and our efforts to save marine wildlife, please visit SSCS in the News.

Whale-related News Releases and Editorials
by Sea Shepherd:2009

06/29/09
The Issue of Safety at Sea

06/29/09

For the Whales We Weep Before Forever We Sleep

06/25/09
Fear and Loathing in Madeira

06/24/09
Sea Shepherd Announces New Antarctic Research Project

06/22/09
The International Wacky Whaling Commission Gets Underway in Madeira

06/17/09
New Scientist Condemns So-Called Japanese Research Whaling

06/16/09
Captain Paul Watson Dismisses and Disses the Whale Wars Critics

06/09/09
Whale Wars Season 2 Premier Wins Top Ranking in the US

06/08/09
Sea Shepherd Stands By Our Position: Mike Meyer Must Be Fired

06/06/09
Whale Wars Second Season Premiers June 5th

06/04/09
Forty-four False Killer Whales Euthanized in South Africa