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WDCS "Whalezilla"

A stylised giant whale appeals to the "Whale Research Institute" in downtown Tokyo, peacefully asking them to "Please stop Whaling". Japanese kids are the best advocates for change in the whaling/fishing practices of Japan. Please Help!!! Director &...

from YouTube on Fri, Mar 07 2008

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26 Jul 08 visit The Whale Game  »  YouTube videoPlayers in The Whale Game observe the health of several oceans, test the DNA of whale meat bought in Japan or Iceland, and encounter hostile whaling fleets, hurricanes or typhoons,tsunamis, industrial fishing fleets, fishers using destructive driftnets,...
10 Dec 08 visit Whale sand sculpture at Bondi Beach  »  YouTube videoType a name: Greenpeace activists and sand sculptors put whaling on trial with a giant 17m sand sculpture of a fin whale on Bondi Beach in Sydney. At the same time, Greenpeace leaders were in Japan calling for whaling to be put on trial. Read more about...
30 Apr 08 visit Bone Specimen of full body minke whale  »  YouTube videoIn the coastal area of Kushiro,Hokkaido ,Japan the scientific research whaling is conducted in a very small scale. This bone specimen of minke whale is now in exhibit at Kushiro City Museum. I post this photo for the science purpose.
18 Jul 08 visit Crime › Ship crew did not steal whale meat: research institute  »  Japan Today A Japanese whaling research institute and a ship operator said Friday they have concluded that crew members of a research whaling ship accused of embezzling…
25 Jan 08 visit Australian anti-whaling activists call for boycott of Japanese firms  »  Japan Today Australian conservation groups have joined a global grassroots campaign to boycott Japanese products Friday in the latest bid to pressure Japan to stop whaling. Anti-whaling activists from Australia's east coast, the Bryon Whale Action Group and Surfers...
09 Jun 07 visit Whale proposal lacks credibility  »  Japan Times Late last month Japan asked the International Whaling Commission to allow small-scale coastal whaling and to treat the activity the same as subsistence whaling by aboriginal peoples in the Northern... Read more . . .

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