TAKE ACTION: Help stop Japan to hunt Humpback Whales.

June 24, 2005

Humpback Whales Under The Gun!

BlueVoice Newsletter

May 2005

Dear BlueVoice Supporter

Japan has announced plans to expand its pseudo-scientific whaling to include humpback whales and finbacks in the South Pacific. Despite a torrent of international protest, Japan's Prime Miniser says Japan will carry out a hunt on these highly endangered and beloved animals.

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Identifying Individual Humpbacks of the Southern Ocean

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BlueVoice.org is working to stop this slaughter before it begins. The line must be drawn at the current meeting of the International Whaling Commission. The seven small nations whose crucial votes Japan has attempted to buy must be told that their tourist industries will suffer severely if they align themselves with Japan.

The fight to Save the Whales resulted in a worldwide moratorium on commercial whaling in the 1980s. Now, it seems, we must fight this battle again. And we can win again. We must win.

Take Action Now To Save The Humpbacks

Identifying Individual Humpbacks of the Southern Ocean

We are working to collect the identities of as many whales in the South Pacific as possible and show to which nations they go during the austral winter. The purpose of this is to show that these whales are not amorphous blobs of meat but individuals with whom people across the South Pacific have relationships. We want to make the case that Japan does not have a right to kill whales that are so dear to so many people.

"I have personally experienced the magnificence and curiosity of the humpbacks which winter in Moorea, French Polynesia. The idea of these whales being killed is horrifying to me." - Hardy Jones

Watch the video of a curious humpback we filmed in French Polynesia

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By donating to BlueVoice.org you can support our work to save whales and dolphins around the world. For over 25 years we have confronted the dolphin hunters in Japan and brought an end to the killing in several fishing villages. We have shown how Japanese fishermen wipe out one species after another, with no regard to conservation. This evidence is being presented at the current International Whaling Commission meeting to demonstrate Japan's lack of concern for conservation of these species. Help us continue to bring these atrocities to the world's attention. Donate Now