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Sea Shepherd Cove Guardian Erwin Vermeulen Found...

——————————— ——————————— February 22, 2012, Wakayama, Japan - In a very rare example of extreme bravery the Wakayama Court Judge presiding over the case of Sea Shepherd Cove Guardian volunteer Erwin Vermeulen, has declared the Dutch activist not guilty. This...

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Erwin is released from jail as the ICR’s...

“It is a victory for Sea Shepherd, for environmentalists; It’s a victory for the whales.” -Charles Moure, Harris & Moure Law Firm February 16 was a lively day in court for Sea Shepherd Conservation Society. In Wakayama, Japan, closing arguments were presented in the case of Cove Guardian Erwin Vermeulen, while in Seattle the Institute for Cetacean Research presented...

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Operation Infinite Patience: February 15, 2012

The Keystone Cops (Wakayama Prefecture Police) never cease to amaze me. This is the second year we have been using our walkie-talkies in Taiji. Same radio this year as last. In addition, Erwin had one when the Wakayama Prefecture Police arrested him on December 16, 2011. They had the radio in their possession for several weeks and it was even presented in criminal court. No one seemed to...

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Japanese Whalers Sue In Seattle To Stop Sea...

SEATTLE – A federal judge in Seattle Thursday refused a request for protection made by Japanese whalers. The whalers were hoping to put a stop to almost daily harassment by an aggressive anti-whaling group based in western Washington. U.S. federal district court judge Richard Jones did not give a reason for denying the request for a preliminary injunction. It would have prevented the Sea...

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Ocean debris is maiming and killing seals and sea lions Trapped and tightly bound, this sea lion is pinned to the spot after becoming caught in a windsock. The shocking picture comes from a video revealing the devastating effects man’s rubbish is having on wildlife. In the footage, seals and sea lions are seen with fishing lures hanging from their mouths or their necks bound by rubber bands...

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Japan to start Seal Hunting in Hokkaido

Problems caused by human overfishing are again being used to victimize sea mammals in Japan as Japanese seals as blamed for the dropping numbers of fish. Prefectural authorities in Japan have announced plans to start killing spotted seals using the same “pest control” rational that they use to give licenses allowing the killing of 23,000 dolphins and porpoises each year. Calling it an “expert...

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