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Focus on Sea Shepherd
2008-03-13 09:37:00 (Artist credit: Jim Warren)Whew! A lot happened in this past week in our beloved marine world. I'll get right to it.Last week, Captain Paul Watson of Sea Shepherd fame, was allegedly shot at by the Japan Coast Guard while Watson and his crew were attempting to interfere with the whale culling. Crew members threw rancid butter on the Japan fleet and in retaliation, the Japan Coast Guard threw flash grenades at the Steve Irwin.A bullet struck Captain Watson, who had the foresight to wear a Kevlar bullet proof vest. In pictures shown on the Sea Shepherd site, Watson holds up the bullet and the mangled badge where the bullet also struck.Two other crew members were also injured when attempting to get away from the flash grenades. One suffered a hip injury and the other suffered from back bruises when falling on the deck. Both are okay and their injuries were not life threatening.In the aftermath of this incident, Japan made attempts to spin this story and to deny the shooting eve... More About: Focus
Politics
2008-03-06 10:46:00 I've been preoccupied lately and obviously, unfocused on updates here. My apologies to all.I know Ron Paul has a snowball's chance on an overheated tropical beach of being elected as our next President, but I voted for him anyway in the Ohio primary this week. Guess Hillary Clinton finally beat Obama in a few states, including Ohio and squeaked by him in Texas.McCain is officially the Republican nominee and I can't tell you how much it warms the cockles of my heart to hear that dumbass Bush has endorsed him. It inspires me to no end ya know. :-PFrankly, I'm unimpressed with the candidates. It's disheartening that someone like Ron Paul, whom I may not agree with on every issue he stands for, but do support his belief that we need less government, to get the hell out of Iraq, and to return to abiding by and respecting the Constitution, has at most, gotten maybe 9-10% of the votes. Each state he has averaged, from what I can see, around 5-7%. So it certainly doesn't matter... More About: Politics , Barack Obama
Politics
2008-03-06 10:46:00 I've been preoccupied lately and obviously, unfocused on updates here. My apologies to all.I know Ron Paul has a snowball's chance on an overheated tropical beach of being elected as our next President, but I voted for him anyway in the Ohio primary this week. Guess Hillary Clinton finally beat Obama in a few states, including Ohio and squeaked by him in Texas.McCain is officially the Republican nominee and I can't tell you how much it warms the cockles of my heart to hear that dumbass Bush has endorsed him. It inspires me to no end ya know. :-PFrankly, I'm unimpressed with the candidates. It's disheartening that someone like Ron Paul, whom I may not agree with on every issue he stands for, but do support his belief that we need less government, to get the hell out of Iraq, and to return to abiding by and respecting the Constitution, has at most, gotten maybe 9-10% of the votes. Each state he has averaged, from what I can see, around 5-7%. So it certainly doesn't matter... More About: Politics , Barack Obama
Bleak Future for our Oceans?
2008-02-15 07:31:00 (Artist credit: Jean Luc Bozzoli)From the various reading I've done today online, it would seem that the future of our oceans looks quite bleak.Over 41% of our oceans are polluted and damaged or tainted by human activity. The only pristine places left are near the poles and with the ice caps melting, it appears it's only a matter of time before those places are affected negatively as well.Excerpts:Coastal areas are polluted by runoff. Oyster beds and fisheries are disappearing. Floating islands of trash the size of small states clutter what used to be open water. Birds and whales are struck by ships which leave a trail of oil and waste in their wakes.While subsistence fishing has a limited impact on ocean ecologies, high-impact commercial fishing dumps millions of pounds of unwanted dead fish, birds and mammals back into the ocean. This has threatened many species of turtles, birds, whales, and dolphins with extinction.Shipping traffic is the third largest culprit because there i... More About: Future , Oceans
Dolphins & Whales in 3D
2008-02-12 19:42:00 (Artist Credit: Bruce Harman)Two-thirds of Japan's citizens claim to support whaling. And yet the whale meat continues to go uneaten. What's up with that?Apparently the whalers are going broke because they can't market their catch and they have to pay back over $37 million in government subsidies that have supported their "scientific research."Something's not right here when a country can claim to have over 60% supporting the culling of whales and yet can't be bothered to support their whalers nor buy and eat the meat.Give it up Japan. You're starting to look even more ridiculous now.IWC (International Whaling Commission) will meet next month in London to discuss the current moratorium on whaling and what kind of an agreement can be reached between the pro and anti whaling nations of the world.Failing that, they'll next try at the next meeting in Chile this June.Excerpt:from the whales' perspective at least, a new deal along these lines might have something to comme... More About: Dolphins , Whales
More BS from Japan
2008-02-09 14:35:00 (Artist Credit: Christian Lassen)Lots of news headlines out there that state two thirds of the Japan population supports whaling.Previous reports had indicated that the majority of Japanese (1) no longer eat whale meat and (2) have misgivings about the whaling, touting it as unnecessary.Color me stupid, but how does a telephone poll of just over 2,000 people define that two thirds of the country's population supports whaling? Japan is home to millions of people.Personally, I give zero stock in this so-called poll and am skeptical as hell that it proves anything other than a poor attempt for Japan to save face and get their country to falsely rally around their "scientific research." Does anyone else find this insulting or am I just being hyper critical?Australia was also not planning to release any photos the Ocean Viking custom ship had taken, but changed their minds. The photos that have generated a lot of controversy include a mother whale and a baby calf.You c... More About: Greenpeace , Sea Shepherd
Whaling Resumes
2008-02-06 12:14:00 (Artist credit: Jeff Wilkie)I've been struggling the last few days with thoughts about whether or not to continue blogging. I enjoy writing, but do not know if what I do really matters. Anyone can do a search online on the subjects I write about and get updates sooner and in more detail.We all have our passions and our reasons for writing. We also like to know that anything we share is actually reaching people, possibly making them think or feel, or helping them to become more aware.I have another blog, but have struggled with that one too. It focuses more on my attempts to make a living online. Not too successfully I might add, but not for lack of trying. I thought that by creating another blog that focused on things I have a passion for, it would inspire me to branch out, or do more, or write more, or whatever, as long as it would have a positive result for me personally and hopefully to other people as well.I hesitate to get too personal because for one thing,... More About: Resumes
Sandbox Idiocy
2008-02-01 06:43:00 (Artist credit: Jim Warren) I've had my hands full with the foster puppy, so I haven't been online much the last few days. We've also got a winter storm bearing down on us and it's snowing as I write this. The fortunate thing about NW Ohio is that a lot of the worst storms pass either above or under us, so we don't get it nearly as bad (usually) as say, places like Chicago, Detroit, or Boston. Still, it's been bitterly cold with an awful wind the last few days. Our garbage cans got strewn all over the neighborhood and I had to resort to taking the dogs out two at a time given how nuts the weather has been. Being from the left coast (which has much milder weather, unless you're in the mountains) I still haven't gotten used to the longer cold Midwest winters. Personally, I can't wait for spring to arrive. The last time I checked for updates on the whaling situation, Greenpeace had announced they were leaving the Southern Ocean to return to Melbourne, and then going... More About: Idiocy , Sandbox
Libby the Rottie
2008-01-29 09:20:00 Anyone watch the State of the Union address last night? :: yawn :: I didn't. I try to not waste my time listening to Bush speak. Because in the end, all I see is a text balloon above his head that says blah blah blah yadda yadda yadda. The people who give him a standing ovation are hypocrites. Of course, that's just my lowly opinion. From what little I read in the news online, no mention was made of his over 700 incidents of breaking the freaking law or ignoring the flippin' Constitution. But yeah, let's be optimistic about our economy because he's giving us a few million in tax relief. Let's be happy he wants to drill the hell out of the Arctic saying he cares about the environment. Let's give him a round of applause for saying we are an anti-whaling nation but screw the whales and dolphins off the nation's coast that are being subjected to Navy sonar training. Excuse my language, but fuck him. (Not literally of course. Good God.) Will our next President be an... More About: Libby
Love the Earth or Lose It
2008-01-25 08:38:00 (Artist credit: Jim Warren Titled: Love , Lose)What is is about any pristine or preserved wilderness or land space left on the planet that has not been screwed up, that puts the dollar signs in the eyes and greed in the hearts of certain people?(1) The Kimberley Coast. Off the coast, it's famous for 8,000 - 12,000 humpback whales migrating there annually. Before Japan agreed they would not kill 50 of these humpbacks, they had planned to lie in wait near the Kimberley coast to kill these whales.Inpex, a company partially owned by the Japanese government, hopes to "build a massive liquid natural gas processing plant on the Maret Islands, off the Kimberley coast. Inpex plans to pipe natural gas and light oil from the Browse Basin, where a huge natural gas field has been discovered, to a port and plant it would build on the Marets."Excerpt:The Marets sit in a major tidal area (the Kimberley is famous for its "horizontal waterfalls", which are massive and rapid tidal shifts), a cyc... More About: Earth , Utah , Sea Shepherd
Whale Politics
2008-01-23 08:08:00 (Artist credit: Christian Lassen)Yesterday, Greenpeace got between the Nisshin Maru and the refueling ship, Oriental Bluebird and for a time, prevented the refueling from happening. They were in their smaller boats running between these two big ships and the whalers were hosing them down with cold water, trying to prevent Greenpeace from interfering. The two ships eventually came side by side and it became too dangerous for the Greenpeace protesters to stay between them, so they had to give up and the Nisshin Maru was refueled. Greenpeace alleges that the Oriental Bluebird ship did not have permits to be part of the whaling fleet. They radioed the Oriental Bluebird to inform them that they were violating an Antarctic treaty and also in violation of environmental law. That did nothing to dissuade them and they continued about their business in refueling the Japanese whaling ship. Also as of yesterday, the Sea Shepherd crew stated they were about "a day's sail" from the whaler... More About: Politics , Dolphins , Whale
Excellent Blog Award
2008-01-22 10:17:00 Bill, over at Bill's Random Thoughts, gave me a "Blog of Excellence" award .. pretty cool :-) It doesn't mean anything much in the grander world of the blogosphere, but it made me feel special to be thought of.Part of the rules are to name blogs you feel are worthy of this award and if you want to reciprocate to the one who gave you this award, that's cool too.In no particular order, I'm naming the following blogs I've come across that I enjoy. I'm unsure I'll have time to contact each one to inform them of this, but hopefully they'll see it for themselves.Bill's Random Thoughts - I enjoy Bill's posts. He's got a quirky sense of humor and we seem to share a lot of similar politics. I like this guy.Space of Reality - Good blog with intriguing questions and thoughts posted. Pet Rescuer Central - All about pets and saving 'em, loving 'em, etc.Little Country Lost - Well written political blog.Olga, The Traveling Bra - One word: hysterical!Mental Poo - This guy is so fre... More About: Award , Excellent
Bears, Drilling, and Whaling Stink Bombs
2008-01-19 09:54:00 (Artist credit: Jim Warren Titled "Don't Mess With Mother Nature")In the latest development regarding the polar bear habitat in a section of Alaska that may be opened to oil drilling, a congressional environmental panel stated that "The U.S. government must decide first if polar bears are threatened by climate change before it opens part of their icy habitat to oil drilling"Excerpts:"Rushing to allow drilling in polar bear habitat before protecting the bear would be the epitome of this administration's backward energy policy, a policy of drill first and ask questions later," Rep. Ed Markey said at a hearing of the House (of Representatives) Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming, which he chairs.The Bush administration is alone among major industrialized countries in rejecting the carbon-curbing Kyoto protocol. Washington also opposes mandatory limits on climate-warming greenhouse emissions.The article further states that 15 million barrels are needed due to t... More About: Bears , Drilling , Sea Shepherd , Bombs
Bush Gives Whales the Bird
2008-01-17 10:31:00 (Artist credit: David Penfound) Captain Paul Watson, of the Sea Shepherd organization, certainly has a flair for the dramatic when writing commentaries. Nevertheless, it's an interesting read so I'm going to lead you directly to his updated post: The Cold War at the Bottom of the Planet to Save the Whales Meanwhile, in London yesterday, a group of people demonstrated outside the Japanese Embassy for the release of the two Sea Shepherd crew members. If you are interested in expressing your concern regarding this situation, Sea Shepherd has set up a page listing full addresses, phone numbers, and email address for the people you can contact directly: -->> Take Action Now In other news, President Bush has trumped the Central California District Court's decision a few weeks ago ordering the Navy to cease with the usage of sonar off the California coast. Bush has decided to exempt the Navy and basically flipped the middle finger to the court's ruling. Excerpts: As Califor... More About: Bird , Hale
Whaling Standoff
2008-01-17 06:28:00 (Artist credit: Christian Lassen) The good news is, the whaling has come to a standstill since January 11th, thanks to both Greenpeace and Sea Shepherd who have kept the Japan whaling fleet on the run. The bad news is, the whalers have been defying the orders from their country to release the two Sea Shepherd crew members from their custody and allowing them to return to their ship.The whalers are demanding that Sea Shepherd agree to not harass them or to interfere with their whaling in exchange for the release of those two men. How's that for arrogance? The whalers can't cry and whine about protesters breaking the law when they are doing the same. They can't moan about others being hypocrites and liars, when they are hypocrites and liars themselves.So what happens now? Things appear to be at a standstill here. At least no whales are currently being killed.Excerpt from the Sea Shepherd site:The Japanese whalers continue to hold Australian citizen Benjamin Potts 28 and Giles L... More About: Huckabee
Anti-Whalers Kidnapped?
2008-01-15 14:51:00 (Artist credit: Jeff Wilkie) Sea Shepherd alleges that two of their volunteer crew members are being held hostage by the Japanese whalers. An Australian and a Briton boarded the Yushin Maru ship with the intent to deliver a letter from Sea Shepherd's Captain, Paul Watson. They state they wanted to deliver the letter in person because the whalers were not responding to radio calls from the Sea Shepherd. They were then not allowed to leave the ship to return to the Sea Shepherd. Allegedly, these two men were tied up and left out in the freezing cold on the Yushin Maru ship for up to three hours. They were then taken below and locked up in a room. Mr. Watson claims these men are being held against their will. The whalers claim their ship was boarded illegally and that they have the right to detain these men until "their future is decided." Paul Watson has called on both Australia and Britain to assist in getting his crew members released. You can also read more about this a... More About: Kidnapped , Anti , Hale
Legal Ruling on Whaling
2008-01-15 06:51:00 (Artist credit: Jeff Wilkie)The Humane Society International sought, and won, a landmark injunction in Australia's Federal Court against the Japanese whalers. More specifically, the injunction names the company that owns the whaling ships such as the Nisshin Maru and the Yushin Maru (among others in its fleet) Kyodo Senpaku Kaisha Ltd.. The ruling defines the whaling as being illegal within Australia's economic zone, "which extends 200 nautical miles from Australian-declared territory in Antarctica and in the southern Pacific Ocean." (source: Herald Tribune) Of course, in their continued arrogant fashion, Japan has stated they will ignore any injunction granted against them.Excerpt from the legal ruling:"The court orders that the respondent be restrained from killing, injuring, taking or interfering with any Antarctic minke whale, fin whale or humpback whale in the Australian whale sanctuary, or treating or possessing any such whale killed or taken in the Australian whale sanctu... More About: Legal , Ruling , Sea Shepherd
The Chase is On
2008-01-13 10:02:00 (Artist credit: Jeff Wilkie)The decision recently by the U.S. District Court in the Central District of California to restrict Navy sonar usage off the California coast, might be implemented along the Eastern seaboard as well. A beaked whale washed ashore on New Year's eve in Beach Haven, which has raised more concern about the Navy's use of sonar. It is suspected, but unproven, that this beaked whale died because of sonar due to no visible injuries or other signs pointing to its death.As is well known on this issue, the usage of sonar has a potentially fatal effect on marine mammals. Sonar can cause a rupture of the inner ear and organs. It's also known to cause internal bleeding and disorientation. Once the damage occurs, death by beaching is common due to the disorientation the mammal experiences.Naturally, the military denies that sonar does this and claims there is no evidence pointing to this as fact.The attorney for the Natural Resources Defenses Council, Michal Jasny,... More About: Greenpeace , Chase , Bermuda , Hase
Go Greenpeace Go!
2008-01-12 00:38:00 (Artist credit: Christian Lassen) Greenpeace has caught up with the Japanese whalers and acting like a bunch of children caught doing something wrong, the cowardly Japanese whalers immediately scattered in different directions. Greenpeace is keeping the chase and focus on the main ship, the Nisshin Maru. And while these cowards are on the run and trying to hide from Greenpeace, they are unable to live up to the whaler murderer image they have arrogantly created. The radio message from Greenpeace to the Japanese fleet was in both Japanese and English language. It condemned Japan for the hunt and strongly encouraged them to return to port. Their message: "Your so-called scientific whaling is a hoax and has been dismissed as useless by the International Whaling Commission. Modern scientific research on whales does not require killing them." Read the full article here: Greenpeace Ship Chasing Japanese Whalers Former federal environment minister in Australia, Ian Campbell, has... More About: Sea Shepherd
Bears and Whaling
2008-01-10 04:24:00 (Credit: Art.com)Conservation groups have taken the first steps toward filing a lawsuit to protect the polar bears up in the Arctic. Read more here at the San Diego Tribune.Meanwhile, until further information is available, I would encourage you to sign the following petition with the Defenders of Wildlife in the interest in increasing awareness about the polar bears.Please sign the petition here: Oil Companies can wait, polar bears can't!On the whaling front, Australia has finally made good on its' word and it's ship, the Oceanic Viking, has left port as of yesterday in search of the Japanese whalers. It takes about a week to get to their destination and they will remain at sea for 20 days, videotaping and photographing evidence of whale culling to potentially use against Japan in an International Court of Justice.A cocky Japanese official states the case will never succeed. "Antarctica is not a territory of any country. Lawful activities in open seas can never be blocked,"... More About: Bears , Sea Shepherd
Polar Bears Unprotected - Again
2008-01-09 00:13:00 (Photo Credit: Minden Pictures) The polar bears were supposed to be put on the Endangered Species act tomorrow (Wednesday, Jan 9) but the government has decided to delay that for "further study." Evidence has clearly pointed to these bears being seriously vulnerable due to the melting ice caps and the increased challenges they face in being able to hunt for food. The have to swim farther which often results in them drowning. They have to walk further and go for longer periods without food, which is resulting in increased starvation. I've seen various documentary films on this very subject and it's patently clear how very vulnerable these bears are. Does the government care? No. They wait until the 11Th hour to announce they are delaying a move that would protect the polar bears and justifying it with bureaucratic bullshit. My opinion is they don't want anything to potentially interfere with their desire to drill the hell out of Northwest Alaskan coast. Environmental gro... More About: Bears , Endangered Species Act , Polar , Polar bears
Pulling the Race Card in Whaling
2008-01-07 11:05:00 (Artist credit: Jeff Wilkie) There are a number of Japanese citizens who are vehemently opposed to their country's whaling. They speak for a vocal majority who disagree with Japan's assertions that this is all in the interest of scientific research and/or national pride. Good for them. You can read this in more detail here: Japanese Citizens Demand End to Japan's Whaling Atrocities There's an uproar over a YouTube video that's received well over 100,000 hits, that basically states anti-whaling groups are racist. That's the nutshell version. I'm not going to bother getting into it nor am I going to dignify the issue with a link. I haven't seen the video but I hear it's rather graphic in displaying certain images. Personally, I find it abhorrent that anytime there's an issue brought up that many people are passionate about, either for or against it, someone pulls the race card. This isn't about race. This is about whaling. If there are those ... More About: Card , Race , Greenpeace , Race Card , Sea Shepherd
The Dark Side of Humanity
2008-01-04 21:56:00 (Artist Credit: Jim Warren)Ya know, I try to be optimistic about our world and the people in it. I strive to remain hopeful and to focus on the good. But every now and then, I have days when I wonder if the dark side of humanity is winning over the light. And on those days, I feel helpless, hopeless, and very sad. The sadness comes from deep inside where I've felt, from early childhood, an affinity for animals. Nothing brings tears to my eyes quicker than seeing an animal slaughtered senselessly and cruelly in the hands of a human being. Yet nothing brings me more joy when I witness the simple essence of our wildlife, who they are, how they interact with one another, and how they have the power to evoke a wide range of emotions in us.I fear for the future of our non-human species, on the land and in the sea. There are far too many humans who are driven by greed, selfishness, and egoism. There are far too many who would choose a few bucks over the lives of whales, dolphins, ... More About: Dark , Humanity , The Dark , Side , The Dark Side
Less Talk, More Action Needed
2008-01-04 10:42:00 (Artist credit: Jim Warren) Want to know who is behind the financing of those Japanese whalers? Want to know who "has the blood of 10,000 whales on his hands?"Kazuo Yamamura is his name, and eating and killing whales is his game.His firm claims it's a non-profit organization that funds the "scientific research" into whales. However, documents indicate that " balance sheets show profits from the sale of whale have nearly quadrupled in the past 10 years."Read more here: Firm Dines Out on SlaughterCould the end of whaling occur via a private military? Australian artist Anthony White hopes so, and is striving for that. He has contacted Blackwater Worldwide, the same company that the USA contracts with for security services in Iraq. Mr. White is still awaiting a response. But one thing disturbs me. He states he wants Blackwater to sink these illegal whaling ships.Okay. Sinking them while they're in port with no one on board is one thing. But out in the middle of the Southern ... More About: Action , Talk
Whaling Protests
2008-01-03 10:22:00 (Photo credit: The Australian)The anti-whaling protests against Japan continue, most notably in Australia where a gathering of about 250+ people converged outside the Japanese consulate. A spokesperson from Animal Liberation Victoria told the media that people had gathered "to send a strong message to Japan to stop whaling". One person was engaged in beating a gong 985 times symbolically for the whales Japan intends to slaughter this season. The crowd was invited to sign the flag to send messages from Australia to Japan on the whaling issue. While people signed, the crowd chanted "Japan's bloodbath, ban whaling", "Boats of death, ban whaling", and "Japan's shame, ban whaling". "It took about 40 minutes to strike the gong 985 times, the time it can take for a whale to die" said a spokesperson. In other news, the government of Australia refuses to divulge the location of the Japanese whalers. Paul Watson of Sea Shepherd calls it a "betrayal." Greenpeace says th... More About: Protests
Happy New Year!
2008-01-01 04:22:00 (Artist credit: Christian Lassen)Sorry for the lack of posting the last few days. I've had some computer issues and was not able to stay online for long without something bizarre happening to my pc. All's well now so let's get on with it :-)The protests against Japanese whaling are getting more attention and the people doing the protests are getting more media attention.A group of Australians protested at the Japanese consulate in Sydney. They smeared fake blood on themselves and wore bio-hazard suits. It was a peaceful protest but their message was very clear - stop the whaling and they've promised more protests until the culling ends. A spokesperson at the consulate calls this protests "regrettable" and the fake blood has been defined as "vandalism." I say, more power to the protesters and I hope they keep it up.Read more here: Australian whaling demonstrators protests in Japanese consulateMore protests, this time from Japanese citizens themselves. The Peace Boat - a v... More About: New Year , Happy , Happy New Year , Year
Tiger Mauling
2007-12-27 11:43:00 (Artist credit: Jeff Wilkie) It's all over the news about the tiger mauling at the San Francisco Zoo. I have a rant about this situation, so bear with me. My rant may not be a majority view and may also be considered controversial. First, my heart goes out to the family who lost their son in this manner. My heart also goes out to the other two people who were injured because this tiger got loose. Second, this same tiger had injured a zoo worker previously and there was a question as to why the tiger was not put down. Now for my rant ... Wildlife are not meant to be held captive. It's just that simple. We have absolutely no business making money off these animals in places like zoos, enclosed "safaris" or animal parks, or marine parks. If an animal gets loose and hurts someone, who is to blame? Certainly not the animal. So why kill the animal? Why not put them and the people out of danger by using tranquilizer guns on the animal? It pisses me off that when som... More About: Tiger
How Do We Stop the Whaling?
2007-12-26 22:41:00 (Artist credit: Martin Allen)While Australia has stepped up to the forefront in the global battle against Japan to cease and desist with their whaling program, the activist groups of Greenpeace and Sea Shepherd remain divided on the best way to handle this dispute.Greenpeace is taking a more diplomatic approach by applauding Japan's decision to suspend the humpback hunt, but at the same time they continue to apply pressure and strong encouragement for all whaling to end.Sea Shepherd is much more blunt and outspoken and feel that not enough is being done and that Australia's Prime Minister, Kevin Rudd, needs to basically grow a stronger backbone.Excerpts: While Greenpeace -- which Shallhorn says will use "inflatable boats to get as close as we can to the whales so that the harpoon gunner doesn?t have a clear shot to kill whales" -- has welcomed the moves by the Rudd government to lobby for an end to the hunt, the more militant Sea Shepherd Conservation Society says that the monito... More About: Stop
Merry Christmas!
2007-12-25 05:15:00 (Artist credit: Royce B. McClure)Wishing everyone a warm, safe, and joyous holiday ...Dolphin More About: Christmas , Merry Christmas , Merry
The Call to end ALL Whaling
More articles from this author:2007-12-23 19:00:00 (Artist credit: Jean Luc Bozzoli) This is an interesting article written by a professor of Cultural Studies at the University of Queensland: The Whale Hunt that Knows No Tradition Some excerpts that I liked: Another argument Japan makes in favour of whaling is that it is for scientific research. Simply, if research destroys a species it should not be carried out, and if research is necessary to improve the ecological well being of a species every effort must be made to minimise the impact of the research. and If the research was genuinely concerned with conservation of the humpback it would not be abandoned for a better bilateral relationship, or the hunt would not even have been considered in the first place. Humans are in no position to "cull" wild species, except in cases in which our past mistakes have skewed the natural balance and thus need to be corrected, such as with the cane toad. also The extent of the impact of humans on the planet is undeniable. This must be com... More About: Call , Whales , The Call 1, 2, 3, 4 |
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