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Activists to rejoin hunt as Valentine to whales

The anti-whaling group Sea Shepherd Conservation Society is set to resume its pursuit of Japan's whaling fleet in the Southern Ocean on Thursday, delivering what its leader describes as a special "Valentine's Day gift to the whales." After spending 12... ...full story at Japan Today

from Japan Today on Thu, Feb 14 2008

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14 Feb 08 visit Activists embark anew to stymie whaling fleet  »  Japan Times SYDNEY (Kyodo) The controversial antiwhaling group Sea Shepherd Conservation Society on Thursday resumed its pursuit of Japan's whaling fleet in the Antarctic Ocean, delivering what its leader described as a special "Valentine's Day gift to the...
03 Mar 08 visit Anti-whaling activists toss rotten butter, chemicals at Japanese whalers  »  Japan Today Anti-whaling activists from the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society on Monday harassed the factory ship of Japan's whaling fleet in the Southern Ocean, the group said. The crew of the Sea Shepherd ship Steve Irwin tossed several bottles of rotten butter at...
25 Feb 08 visit Anti-whaling activists say they bugged Japanese ships  »  Japan Today Anti-whaling activists from the hard-line Sea Shepherd Conservation Society admitted Monday to bugging Japan's whaling fleet with high-tech tracking devices in order to run them down. Sea Shepherd's vessel Steve Irwin caught up with the Japanese whaling...
31 Jan 08 visit Sea Shepherd plans return trip to disrupt Japanese whalers  »  Japan Today The Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, a U.S.-based anti-whaling group, confirmed Thursday it plans to return to the Southern Ocean and disrupt the remainder of the Japanese whaling season. The Sea Shepherd vessel Steve Irwin was forced to leave Antarctic...
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