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SEA SHEPHERD NEWS
 Faeroe Islands: Sea Shepherd Undercover Operation Exposes Cetacean Mass Slaughter - On July 19, 2010, a pod of 236 pilot whales was ruthlessly slaughtered in the town of Klaksvik in the Danish Faeroe Islands. Sea Shepherd was able to document the slaughter through the efforts of an undercover operative who had been living among the locals in order to capture footage of "the grind." The grind is a cruel method of whaling that involves stranding pods of cetaceans in coves before severing their spinal chords with knives....... read more
 Sea Shepherd Visits Monaco - The Sea Shepherd ship Steve Irwin arrived in Port Hercule in Monaco on July 20th for a three day visit before proceeding on to Barcelona, the final stop in the Mediterranean campaign before the ship returns to Australia for final preparations for Operation No Compromise – our return to the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary to defend the whales from illegal Japanese whaling operations....... read more
The Steve Irwin Visits Italy - The Steve Irwin arrived today in La Spezia, Italy for a brief visit and a fund-raising event. The crew were greeted with a huge welcoming banner. This marks the first time that a Sea Shepherd ship has docked in Italy. Our Italian support base is growing and Sea Shepherd welcomes this opportunity to meet our supporters and to introduce the ship and the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society to Italy...... read more
Oil Spill Assaults Kahnawakes Shoreline - With the horrific disaster in the Gulf it is easy to forget that oil spills are occurring practically every day somewhere in the worlds oceans. Most of these spills go unreported and unpunished. The frequency of the spills themselves have made oil spills pretty much routine until something like Deep Water Horizon happens and people are horrified by pictures of dying oil soaked birds and dolphins choking on crude spewing from their blowholes. A spill that happened last week came close to home for us at Sea Shepherd.... read more
Other Recent News
• 12 July 11 Operation Black Water in Cuba Triumphs in the Name of Sea Life
• 09 July 11 Press Conference with Freed Whale Warrior Captain Pete Bethune
• 09 July 10 Whale Wars Nominated for Two Emmy Awards!
• 06 July 10 Whale Warrior Captain Pete Bethune Free to Return Home
• 06 July 10 Sea Shepherd Voted #1 Favorite Non-Profit on eBay
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COMMENTARY & EDITORIAL
Sea Shepherd Operation Gulf Rescue Update - Sea Shepherd Conservation Society's "aviation wing" has been extremely busy in the Gulf of Mexico for the past couple of months, and especially this past month. In keeping with the strong emphasis being put on collaboration, Sea Shepherd has been working with other NGOs as well as local people and businesses, indigenous groups in the Gulf area, and government agencies in order to maximize effectiveness in protecting and promoting recovery of the Gulf wildlife and ecosystems......read more
Other Recent Commentaries
• The Faeroes and Mercury in Our Seafood
• Beware of the “Seal Shepherd”
• Bye, Bye, Rotten Butter Bombs
• In Memory of Carroll Vogel
• An Amusing Shade of Blue
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