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David Roberts |
07 Mar 2008 |
Gristmill |
| 'Is it all right to hurt humans in order to protect whales? I think whales are cute and important creatures, but even so, hurting humans is unforgivable.' -- Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Nobutaka Machimura, criticizing anti-whaling activists |
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| Topics: animal welfare, fishing, Japan, oceans, quotables, whaling, wildlife (all these topics) |
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Can't We All Just Get Along?
Activist says he was shot in confrontation with whalers |
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07 Mar 2008 |
News |
| Posted at 10:10 AM on 07 Mar 2008 The captain of the radical anti-whaling Sea Shepherd Conservation Society says he was shot in a clash with Japanese whalers on Friday. Paul Watson says he found a bullet in his Kevlar vest; Japan's fisheries agency disputed the accusation, saying those onboard the whaling ship retaliated with non-lethal flash grenades after activists threw stink bombs of eye-stinging butyric aci ... |
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| Topics: grassroots activism, Japan, news, oceans, whaling, wildlife (all these topics) |
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Whale Played
Aussies release gruesome footage of Japanese whale hunt |
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08 Feb 2008 |
News |
| Posted at 2:30 PM on 08 Feb 2008 There's a new twist in the twisty tale of Japan's off-then-back-on-again whale hunt: the Australian government has released gut-wrenching footage of what it says is a mother and baby minke whale being harpooned and hauled aboard a Japanese ship. An unamused official at Japan's Institute of Cetacean Research denied that the large and small whales were a mother and calf, and warned that the Austr ... |
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| Topics: Australia, international politics, Japan, news, oceans, whaling, wildlife (all these topics) |
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Australia steps up to oppose Japanese whaling
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Jason D Scorse |
19 Dec 2007 |
Gristmill |
| This move by the Australian government is great news. Moral: elections matter! Let's hope other countries follow suit and stop this madness masquerading as "scientific research". |
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| Topics: Australia, fishing, Japan, oceans, whaling, wildlife (all these topics) |
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I Don't Think You're Ready for This Jelly
Northern Ireland and Japan plagued by jellyfish |
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27 Nov 2007 |
News |
| Posted at 10:34 AM on 27 Nov 2007 We're sure you have plenty of fodder for eco-nightmares, but let us add another: killer jellyfish. Last week, a horde of jellies covering an area of 10 square miles (!) attacked Northern Ireland's only salmon farm, killing some 100,000 fish. The mauve stinger jellyfish were well north of their favored Mediterranean habitat, thanks to warmer-than-normal water. Another type, ... |
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| Topics: climate, climate change impacts, fishing, insanity, Ireland, Japan, news, oceans, wildlife (all these topics) |
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Last Resort
A new resort complex threatens a Japanese paradise |
Jeff Shaw |
29 Sep 2004 |
Main Dish |
| The elusive and endangered yamaneko. Photo: Makoto Yokotsuka. The Iriomote cat is a survivor. For centuries, it employed the surest survival technique of all -- avoiding humans -- before being scientifically described for the first time in 1967 by Dr. Yoshimori Imaizumi of Tokyo's National Science Museum. Its home, Iriomote Island, is one of the southernmost points in Japan. Located more than 1,200 miles ... |
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| Topics: Japan, oceans, wildlife (all these topics) |
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