Whale protection as seen on T.V
August 26, 2010 6:48 pm
Animal Planet offers the best series for animal lovers everywhere. But since 2008, one show has taken particular focus in the public eye. “Whale Wars” follows the efforts of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society to put an end to illegal whaling- with a particular focus on Japanese whaling.Captain Paul Watson and his crew have three ships for their expeditions, the Steve Irwin, the Bob Barker and the Ady Gil. The last of these ships is a recent addition, and easily, their best ship. The Ady Gil had “twin 540 horsepower engines and stealth radar-scattering paint” (“Whale Wars” site). The Ady Gil sank after impact with a Japanese ship earlier this year, but no one was seriously harmed. … More